Mulu Nega

Mulu Nega Kahsay is an Ethiopian academic and politician serving as the chief executive of the Transitional Government of Tigray and the federal Ethiopian Minister of Science and Education.[2] In November 2020 during the Tigray conflict, the House of Federation appointed Mulu Nega to replace Debretsion Gebremichael as chief executive of the Tigray Region;[3] According to EEPA, Mulu offered his resignation in January 2021, stating that the administration was powerless to handle the situation.

Mulu Nega Kahsay
Chief Executive of the Tigray Region
Incumbent (contested)
Assumed office
13 November 2020
Disputed with Debretsion Gebremichael
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byDebretsion Gebremichael
Minister of Science and Higher Education
Assumed office
6 May 2020
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1967-11-15) November 15, 1967[1]
Children3
EducationAddis Ababa University (MA, BA)
University of Twente (PhD)[1]
AwardsRecognition certificate from African Initiative

Childhood and education

Mulu was born on (1967-11-15)15 November 1967.[1] He obtained his PhD from the University of Twente in 2012, with a thesis titled, "Quality and quality assurance in Ethiopian higher education: critical issues and practical implications".[1]

Research and teaching

Mulu served as an assistant professor at Addis Ababa University.

Politics

Mulu became Minister of Science and Higher Education in Ethiopia on 6 May 2020.[2]

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On the basis of the decision of the House of Federation and the Council of Ministers Regulation "Concerning the Provisional Administration of the Tigray National Regional State", Dr. Mulu Nega has been appointed as the Chief Executive of the Tigray Regional State. 1/2

November 12, 2020[4]

During the Tigray conflict in November 2020, Mulu Nega was appointed as chief executive of the Transitional Government of Tigray by the House of Federation[3] to replace Debretsion Gebremichael of the Tigray People's Liberation Front as President of the Tigray Region. According to Europe External Programme with Africa (EEPA), Mulu Nega handed in a resignation letter in late January 2021, stating that the transitional administration had no power to respond to "the plight of the people of Tigray who are starving to death and sexually harassed by foreign forces".[5]

Personal life

Mulu is married and has three children.

Bibliography

  • Current Issues in Ethiopian Private Higher Educational Institutions: Opportunities and Challenges

References

  1. Nega, Mulu (2012-03-27). "Quality and quality assurance in Ethiopian higher education: critical issues and practical implications" (PDF). University of Twente. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. "H.E Mulu Nega Kahsay (PhD)". Ministry of Science and Education.
  3. Abdu, Brook (2020-11-21). "Tigray interim gov't plans regional, zonal overhaul". The Ethiopian Reporter. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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  5. "Situation Report EEPA HORN No. [66 – 25] January 2021" (PDF). Europe External Programme with Africa. 2021-01-25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
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