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Belete Molla (Amharic: በለጠ ሞላ) is an Ethiopian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Innovation and Technology since 2021, and founder and chairman of the National Movement of Amhara (NaMA), a right-wing Amhara nationalist political party in Ethiopia.
Belete Molla | |
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Minister of Innovation and Technology | |
Assumed office 6 October 2021 | |
President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
Preceded by | Abraham Belay |
Chairman of the National Movement of Amhara | |
Assumed office 24 February 2020 | |
Preceded by | Desalegn Chanie |
Personal details | |
Political party | National Movement of Amhara |
Education | Addis Ababa University (PhD) |
Awards | Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Award (2007) |
Belete has received PhD in philosophy from Addis Ababa University. During his academic years, he published several articles and books related on ethics, political economy, intercultural philosophy, hermeneutics and African philosophy. In 2007, Belete was a recipient of the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Award.[1][2] On 10 June 2018, he founded the Amhara nationalist political party the National Movement of Amhara (NaMA) in Bahir Dar along with Desalegn Chanie. In February 2020, NaMA Central Committee elected Belete as a chairman while replacing Desalegn.[3] In 2021 general election, NaMA won 5 seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives (HoPR).[4] On 6 October 2021, he was elected as the Minister of Innovation and Technology.[5][6]
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