Muferiat Kamil
Muferihat Kamil | |
|---|---|
ሙፈሪሃት ካሚል | |
Speaker of the House of People's Representatives | |
| In office 19 April 2018 – 16 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Abadula Gemeda |
| Succeeded by | Tagesse Chafo |
| Leader of the Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement | |
| In office 25 June 2018 – 1 December 2019 | |
| Deputy | Million Mathios Korsisa |
| Preceded by | Shiferaw Shigute |
| Succeeded by | post abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Political party | Prosperity Party |
| Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement |
Muferihat Kamil Ahmed (
EPRDF
.
Early life
Muferihat was born in
BSc
in Agriculture in 2000.
Political career
Muferihat was appointed Public Relations Advisor to the
Speaker of the House of People's Representatives in April 2018, making her the first female to hold the post.[3]
In October 2018, Muferihat was appointed Minister of Peace, a powerful ministry overseeing agencies including the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), the Information Network Security Agency (INSA), and the Federal Police Commission.[2]
References
- ^ "Ethiopia parliament elects female speaker, Muferihat Kamil". Africanews. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b Shaban, Abdur Rahman Alfa (2018-10-17). "Ethiopia's Minister of Peace: the country's most powerful woman?". Africanews. Archived from the original on 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ Kiunguyu, Kylie (25 April 2018). "Ethiopia: Muferihat Kamil Is Ethiopia's First Female House Speaker". This is Africa (Hilversum).