Samuel Urkato
Samuel Urkato | |
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ሳሙኤል ኡርቃቶ | |
| President of Wolaita Sodo University | |
| In office 2016 – October 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Takele Tadesse |
| Ministry of Mines and Petroleum | |
| In office October 2018 – 18 August 2020 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Melese Alemu |
| Succeeded by | Takele Uma Banti |
| Minister of Science and Higher Education | |
| In office 18 August 2020 – 6 October 2021 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Hirut Woldemariam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1974 Addis Abeba University University of Massachusetts Boston |
Samuel Urkato Kurke (
Minister of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) since August 2020 until the ministry merge into Ministry of Education on 6 October 2021.[1][2]
Background
Samuel was born in
Wolaita Sodo. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Hawassa University, Master of Arts in Economics (Development Policy Analysis) from Mekelle University, and attended a PhD exchange student program in Resource and Agricultural Economics at Kangwon National University, in South Korea.[1][3] He attended a PhD exchange study at University of Massachusetts Boston in McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, and completed his Doctor of Philosophy in the Addis Ababa University Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance.[2][1][4]
Samuel became president of
Minister of Science and Higher Education following reshuffle of cabinet ministers.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "H.E. Dr Samuel Urkato". Aogeac.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Speaker details". na.eventscloud.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Samuel Urkato". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b Ivanova, Maria (10 December 2018). "Center collaborators assume leadership positions in Ethiopia". GEG Project. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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