Ethiopia’s education minister since 2021
Leader of the Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice party
Former member of rebel group Ginbot 7
Former lecturer at Bucknell University in the US
Former lecturer at Addis Ababa University
Former member of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy
Former chairman of the United Movement for the Salvation of Ethiopia
Elected mayor of Addis Ababa in 2005
Holds degrees from the State University of New York and the New School for Social Research