Education
Degree in business education, Haile Sellassie I University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1971. Bachelor of Science in Business Education, Plymouth State College, 1973. Master of Science in Business Education, Suffolk University, Boston, 1984.
Career
Assistant lecturer department technical teacher education Addis Ababa University, 1973-1983, assistant professor, lecturer, 1984-1991, head department business education, 1986-1991. Intern department office education Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, 1983. External examiner Kenyatta University, Nariobi, Kenya, since 1990.
Vice minister higher education Government Ethiopia, 1991-1992, minister education, since 1992.