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Muktar Kedir (; ) is an
Ethiopian Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...
politician who was President of the
Oromia Region Oromia (, ) is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. Under Article 49 of 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Constitution, the capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa, also called Finfinne. The ...
from 18 February 2014 to 20 September 2016.


Early life and education

Muktar was born in
mekelle Mekelle (), or Mek'ele, is a List of zones of Ethiopia, special zone and capital city, capital of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Mekelle was formerly the capital of Enderta province, Enderta Awrajja, awraja in Tigray Province, Tigray. It is locate ...
. He received a degree from the Ethiopian Civil Service College in law and studied at
Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University (APU) is a private evangelical research university in Azusa, California, United States. The university was founded in 1899 in Whittier, California, with classes first held on March 3, 1900, and degrees offered in 193 ...
, He received an honorary doctorate from Kyungwon University in South Korea in August 2014.


Career

Muktar joined the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization (OPDO) in the mid-1990s, and was appointed administrator of the
Jimma Zone Jimma is a Zones of Ethiopia, zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Jimma is named after former Kingdom of Jimma, which was absorbed into the former province of Kaffa Province, Ethiopia, Kaffa in 1932. Jimma is bordered on the south by the Southern ...
in 1999, serving in the post until 2003. From 2008 to 2010 he served as Vice-President of the Oromia Region; muktar transformed the regions agriculture center, horticulture and expanded education into the faucet of the countries rural area under his presidency. He encouraged small business through government driven loan to micro enterprises and tried to solve the overwhelming unemployment of the youth. The region scored double digit economic development under his administration. In 2010 he was appointed Head of the Office of the Prime Minister and Minister for Cabinet Affairs. From 2012 to 2014 he was one of the country's three deputy prime Ministers, serving with Debretsion Gebremichael and Demeke Mekonnen, considered "a loyal politician and trusted ally of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn" was appointed minister for the civil service.


Regional presidency

Muktar succeeded the ailing Alemayehu Atomsa as President of the Oromia Region on 18 February 2014.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kedir, Muktar Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Presidents of Oromia Deputy prime ministers of Ethiopia Government ministers of Ethiopia 21st-century Ethiopian politicians Oromo Democratic Party politicians Azusa Pacific University alumni People from Jimma