Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea | |
| In office 1993–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Said Bareh |
| Succeeded by | Petros Solomon |
| 2nd Minister of Local Government of Eritrea1 | |
| In office 2000–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Said Abdella |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 Southern Region, Eritrea |
| Political party | PFDJ |
| 1Ministry was renamed from Ministry of Internal Affairs. | |
Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo (born 1948, possibly died December 2003),[1] commonly known simply as Sherifo, was an Eritrean politician. He joined the Eritrean Liberation Front in 1967. He was an independent activist during Eritrea's war of independence from Ethiopia. Post-independence, he served in various capacities as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Local Government.
In September 2001 he was detained indefinitely along with other politicians who were known as the G-15, a group which opposed the rule of Eritrean president Isaias Afewerki. Mahmud along with 15 other ministers were arrested by the ruling front and detained in unknown location ever since. The ministers were criticizing the border war of the then president, Isaia and signed an open letter. Amnesty International has named him a prisoner of conscience and called for his immediate release in 2011.