Kuma Demeksa Kumaa Dammaqsaa | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Ethiopia to Germany | |
| Assumed office 24 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Fesseha Asghedom |
| 29th Mayor of Addis Ababa | |
| In office 30 October 2008 – 8 July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Berhane Deressa |
| Succeeded by | Diriba Kuma |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 2005–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Abadula Gemeda |
| Succeeded by | Siraj Fegessa |
| President of the Oromia Region | |
| In office 28 October 1995 – 24 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Hassan Ali |
| Succeeded by | Junedin Sado |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Taye Teklemariam Tokon 1958 (age 65–66) Gore, Illubabor Province, Ethiopian Empire |
| Political party | OPDO |
| Other political affiliations | EPRDF |
| Children | 2 |
Kuma Demeksa (Oromo: Kumaa Dammaqsaa; born 1958) is an Ethiopian politician. Since 24 April 2015, he has been an Ethiopian ambassador to Germany.[1] From 2008 to 2013 he was mayor of Addis Ababa; previous positions include President of the Oromia Region (1995–2001), and Minister of Defense (2005–2008). He was one of the founders, as well as a current member, of the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization (OPDO), which is part of the ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF).[2]