Fitsum Assefa
Ethiopian politician and teacher
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Fitsum Assefa Adela (Ge'ez: ፍፁም አሰፋ አዴላ, born 12 May 1979 in Aleta Wondo, Sidama region) is an Ethiopian teacher and politician who leads the FDRE Minister of Planning and Development since 16 October 2018.[1][2] Fitsum also has been a member of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia's Board of directors since 24 December 2018.[3] She earned her undergraduate degree from Addis Abeba University in Accounting and Master of Arts in Development Studies from the same university.[citation needed] She completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Economics[3] at the University of Giessen,[4] Germany,[1][5] and taught more than a decade in the University of Hawassa.[3] Fitsum is married and has 3 children.
Fitsum Assefa | |
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ፍጹም አሰፋ | |
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| Minister of Planning and Development | |
| Assumed office 16 October 2018 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Board of Directors Commercial Bank of Ethiopia | |
| Assumed office 24 December 2018 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1979 |
| Citizenship | Ethiopian |
| Party | Prosperity Party |
| Alma mater | University of Giessen Addis Ababa University |
