Muferiat Kamil

Muferihat Kamil (Amharic: ሙፈሪሃት ካሚል, mufärihat kamil) is an Ethiopian politician who was the Speaker of the House of People's Representatives[1] and is currently the Minister of Peace of and the Chairwoman of the SEPDM (Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement), one of the four parties that make up the ruling coalition in Ethiopia, the EPRDF.

Muferihat Kamil Ahmed
ሙፈሪሃት ካሚል አህመድ
Minister of Peace
Assumed office
16 October 2018
Preceded byPost Established
Speaker of the House of People's Representatives
In office
19 April 2018 – 16 October 2018
Preceded byAbadula Gemeda
Succeeded byTagesse Chafo
Leader of the Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement
In office
25 June 2018 – 1 December 2019
DeputyMillion Mathios Korsisa
Preceded byShiferaw Shigute
Succeeded bypost abolished
Personal details
Born{birth year and age
Political partyProsperity Party
Other political
affiliations		Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement

Early Life

Muferihat was born in Jimma. But she's Parents Ethnic is (Silte) ,one of southern ethiopian people's, and She is a suni Muslim. She attended Haramaya University, obtaining her BSc. in Agriculture in 2000.

Political Career

Muferihat was appointed Public Relations Advisor to the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR) President in 2007. She was named as Minister of Women’s Affairs of Ethiopia in 2008. She was named as Speaker of the House of People's Representatives in April 2018, making her the first female to hold the post.[2]

References
  1. "Ethiopia parliament elects female speaker, Muferihat Kamil". Africanews. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. Kiunguyu, Kylie (25 April 2018). "Ethiopia: Muferihat Kamil Is Ethiopia's First Female House Speaker". This is Africa (Hilversum).
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