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Ethiopian politician and teacher
Fitsum Assefa
ፍጹም አሰፋ
Minister of Planning and Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 October 2018
President
Sahle-Work Zewde
Prime Minister
Abiy Ahmed
Board of Directors Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 December 2018
President
Sahle-Work Zewde
Prime Minister
Abiy Ahmed
Personal details
Born
(1979-05-12) 12 May 1979 (age 45)
Citizenship
Ethiopian
Political party
Prosperity Party
Alma mater
University of Giessen Addis Ababa University
Fitsum Assefa Adela (Ge'ez: ፍፁም አሰፋ አዴላ, born 12 May 1979) is an Ethiopian teacher and politician who leads the FDRE Minister of Planning and Development since 16 October 2018.[1][2] Fitsum also has been a member of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia's Board of directors since 24 December 2018.[3] She earned her undergraduate degree from Addis Abeba University in Accounting and Master of Arts in Development Studies from the same university.[citation needed] She completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Economics[3] at the University of Giessen,[4] Germany,[1][5] and taught more than a decade in the University of Hawassa.[3] Fitsum is married and has 3 children.
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