Background
Belay, Arefaine was born on January 1, 1944 in Asmara, Ethiopia. Son of Assaihegene and Abeba (Mehrtab) Belay.
Belay, Arefaine was born on January 1, 1944 in Asmara, Ethiopia. Son of Assaihegene and Abeba (Mehrtab) Belay.
Diploma in Teaching, Teacher Training School, Ethiopia, 1962. Bachelor of Science, Addis Ababa University, 1970. Master of Science, University Western Michigan, 1974.
Teacher elementary school Ministry of Education, Ethiopia, 1962—1963. Teacher High School, 1971—1972. Library expert, 1972—1973.
Head The National Library, since 1976.
Member of Ethiopian Library Association.
Married Kiros Samuel Belay, August 23, 1975. Children: Bilen, Genet, Senait.