Politics

Former TPLF Officials Included in New State Ministers Appointments

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed several new state ministers, including Keria Ibrahim, Eyob Mesafint, and several other officials.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed former high-ranking TPLF official and House of Federation Speaker Keria Ibrahim as State Minister of Women and Social Affairs.
Seble Kahsay was appointed as State Minister at the Prime Minister's Office after previously serving as head of the Tigray Civil Service Bureau.
EZEMA party leader Eyob Mesafint was appointed as State Minister of Urban and Infrastructure.
Dr. Endashaw Tassew, former president of Central Ethiopia Regional State and former Federal Police Commissioner, was appointed as State Minister of Peace.
Dr.-Ing. Negash Wagesho, former president of South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, was appointed as State Minister of Irrigation and Lowlands.
Abraham Marshalo was appointed as State Minister of Defense after serving as head of the Prosperity Party branch in the Sidama Region.
Dr. Tola Beriso was appointed as State Minister at the Ministry of Education after serving as head of the Oromia Education Bureau.
Bereho Hassan was appointed as State Minister of Youth and Sports.
Fayda Verse CEO Yodahe Arayasellassie was appointed as State Minister at the Ministry of Innovation and Technology.