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Berhanu Nega
Profile
Berhanu Nega is an Ethiopian politician and economist who has served as the Minister of Education since 2021. A former academic and professor of economics at Bucknell University, he was a prominent figure in the Ethiopian opposition, founding the Ginbot 7 movement and later leading the Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (EZEMA) party. Throughout his career, he has been a vocal advocate for democracy and civil rights, having faced imprisonment and exile under previous administrations before returning to Ethiopia to join the government following political reforms in 2018.
Details
- Born
- 1958-12-06 · 67 years old
- Birth place
- Debrezeit, Ethiopia
- Education
- Addis Ababa University, State University of New York at New Paltz, New School for Social Research
- Career
- Professor of economics, entrepreneur, magazine founder, consultant for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
