Arkebe oqubay biography for kids
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Arkebe Oqubay (PhD) is a distinguished scholar practitioner. He holds the British Academy Global Professor position at SOAS University of London, leading pioneering research on the greening of Africa’s economic development.
He is a former Senior Minister and Special Advisor to three successive Prime Ministers of Ethiopia.
Arkebe oqubay biography for kids
He has been at the centre of policymaking in Ethiopia for over thirty years. Arkebe successfully led bold reforms and played a key role in Ethiopia’s economic transformation at different levels of government.
He has been recognised internationally for his innovative and strategic leadership role in Ethiopia’s economic transformation and for championing the country’s pioneering industrial development model, which is being replicated across many African countries.
He is the former Mayor of Addis Ababa, recognised for transforming the city.
He also led the Ministry of Works and Urban Development and the boards of key public enterprises, including Ethiopian A