Background
He was born in Gojjam, where he completed his elementary and secondary education.
He was born in Gojjam, where he completed his elementary and secondary education.
He earned his Bachelor degree in economics from Haile Selassie I University, Addis Ababa with distinction, and later earned an Master of Arts in Economics from the Center for Development Economics, Massachusetts, United States. Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1989–1991)
Minister, Ministry of Finance (1987–1990)
Minister, Ministry of Foreign Trade (1979–1987)
Head, Foreign Economic Relations, National Central Planning Office
Head, Economic Relations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Served as senior expert in the development commission of Ethiopia
Ethio-Italian Economic and Technical Commission, Company-chairman
Ethio-Chinese Economic and Technical Commission, Company-chairman
Ethio-Yemen Economic and Technical Commission, Company-chairman
Ethio-Djibouti Economic and Technical Commission, Company-chairman
Ethio-Yugoslav Economic and Technical Commission, Company-chairman
Ethio-Czechoslovakian Economic and Technical Commission, Company-chairman
Ethio-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Economic and Technical Commission, Company-chairman
Africa Group vice chairman at the 1976 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
Africa Group chairman at the 6th United Nations Conference on Trade
Africa Group Chairman at the Group of 77 (G77) Conferences
Chairman, African Ministers of Trade
Chairman, African Ministers of Finance
Chaired various international conferences at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN Economic Commission for Africa). General Manager, Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program (MSEDP) Ethiopia
Founding Partner and Deputy General Manager, Afroconsult Public Limited Company, Ethiopia.
Member of the Shengo.
