Mulu Nega

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Mulu Nega Kahsay
Chief Executive Officer of the Transitional Government of Tigray
In office
13 November 2020 6 May 2021 [1]
Disputed with Debretsion Gebremichael
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On the basis of the decision of the House of Federation and the Council of Ministers Regulation "Concerning the Provisional Administration of the Tigray National Regional State", Dr. Mulu Nega has been appointed as the Chief Executive of the Tigray Regional State. 1/2

12 November 2020 [6]

During the Tigray conflict in November 2020, Mulu Nega was appointed as chief executive of the Transitional Government of Tigray by the House of Federation [3] to replace Debretsion Gebremichael of the Tigray People's Liberation Front as President of the Tigray Region. He appeared publicly on 11 February, after holding talks with Ahunna Eziakonwa of the United Nations Development Program on cooperation in reconstructing Tigray Region, in his role as head of the transitional government. [7]

Personal life

Mulu is married and has three children.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ethiopia replaces head of interim gov't in war-wracked Tigray". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Nega, Mulu (27 March 2012). "Quality and quality assurance in Ethiopian higher education: critical issues and practical implications" (PDF). University of Twente . Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 Abdu, Brook (21 November 2020). "Tigray interim gov't plans regional, zonal overhaul". The Ethiopian Reporter . Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 "H.E Mulu Nega Kahsay (PhD)". Ministry of Science and Education. 2020. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020.
  5. Mulu Nega Kahsay, Addis Ababa University, 2020, Wikidata   Q119109266, archived from the original on 21 February 2020
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  7. "Gov't Engrossed in Rebuilding Tigray Region, Says Interim Regional Administration CEO". Ethiopia News Agency. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.