Member since December 13, 2025

Currently, he serves as President of Addis Ababa University (AAU), Ethiopia’s first autonomous public university and a national leader in higher education, research, and innovation. He has held several senior government leadership positions, including State Minister for Higher Education, State Minister for Science and Higher Education, General Manager of the Ministry of Education’s Higher Education Expansion Program, and General Director for Higher Education Administration Affairs.

In academia, he has served as an Assistant Professor at Jimma University and as a Lecturer at the School of Business and Economics of Addis Ababa University. He has also contributed as an external examiner for the College of Business and Economics at Addis Ababa University.

He earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Commerce and Management Studies from Andhra University, India, in 2010, where he was awarded the Best PhD Thesis Medal. He also holds an MSc in Accounting and Finance (2006) and a BA in Accounting (2001), both from Addis Ababa University.

Chairperson of Nomination & Remuneration and Member of Audit Committee