Daniel Kibret

Daniel Kibret was ordained as a deacon to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and became a preacher in Mahibere Kidusan.^[1][2][3]

On 23 June 2018, he was nominated as a director of the Ethiopian News Agency after a House of Federation vote. From 285 members, 126 MPs were against his nomination.^[4][5][6] Kibret denied being a member of the Prosperity Party, instead saying he is an advisor of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on social affairs.

In July 2024, he was able to publish his 35th book called Blessing and Curse (Amharic: "ዕዳና በረከት") that was innagurated in the presence of Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, and many other prominent government officials. In his speech about the book, PM Dr. Abiy Ahmed said, "Deacon Daniel Kibret not only wrote about her Ethiopia but he artistically drew Ethiopia like I have never witnessed before. I know understand why that Father named him "Muhaze Tibebat." Because the book carries current political issues, it was able to be read by millions across the world in a few months of its publication. The book was the first political book Deacon Daniel Kibret wrote.

Daniel Kibret has been criticized for his religious tendency from the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.^[7] In 2021, the United States sanctioned Kibret for referring to Tigrayan as "devil" amidst tension during the Tigray War.^[8][9] He also called on Ethiopians to "exterminate Woyane" on 24 January 2022 during a speech, which was shared on social media.^[10]

In March 2022, Daniel Kibret responded to a controversial comment by Abune Mathias, in which he said "the [Tigray] war was started to decimate Tigreans from the face of the earth". Kibret responded to the Patriarch that he intended to support the H.R. 6600, which was sponsored by American representative Tom Malinowski.^[3]