Samuel Urkato | |
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ሳሙኤል ኡርቃቶ | |
| President of Wolaita Sodo University | |
| In office 2016 – October 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Takele Tadesse |
| Ministry of Mines and Petroleum | |
| In office October 2018 – 18 August 2020 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Melese Alemu |
| Succeeded by | Takele Uma Banti |
| Minister of Science and Higher Education | |
| In office 18 August 2020 – 6 October 2021 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Hirut Woldemariam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1974 Wolaita Sodo, Shewa Province, Ethiopian Empire |
| Alma mater | Hawassa University Mekelle University Kangwon National University Addis Abeba University University of Massachusetts Boston |
Samuel Urkato Kurke (Ge'ez: ሳሙኤል ኡርቃቶ ኩርኬ; born 1 September 1974) is an Ethiopian politician and cabinet minister since October 2018. He was president of Wolaita Sodo University before becoming Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and has been Minister of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) since August 2020 until the ministry merge into Ministry of Education on 6 October 2021.[1][2]
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Background
Samuel was born in Wolaita Sodo. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Hawassa University, Master of Arts in Economics (Development Policy Analysis) from Mekelle University, and attended a PhD exchange student program in Resource and Agricultural Economics at Kangwon National University, in South Korea.[1][3] He attended a PhD exchange study at University of Massachusetts Boston in McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, and completed his Doctor of Philosophy in the Addis Ababa University Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance.[2][1][4]
Samuel became president of Wolaita Sodo University in 2016, before his direct nomination as Minister of Mines and Petroleum in October 2018 following national reform that held by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.[4] On 18 August 2020, he became the Minister of Science and Higher Education following reshuffle of cabinet ministers.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c d "H.E. Dr Samuel Urkato". Aogeac.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Speaker details". na.eventscloud.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Samuel Urkato". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b Ivanova, Maria (10 December 2018). "Center collaborators assume leadership positions in Ethiopia". GEG Project. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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