Duri Mohammed

Duri Mohammed (1936– 2015) was an Ethiopian government official.[1] He is known for co-founding the Harari National League.[2]

Duri Mohammed
Born15 July 1936
Harar, Hararghe Province, Ethiopian Empire
Died24 April 2015 (aged 79)
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InstitutionsAddis Ababa University

Duri Mohammed was born in Harar in 1936.[3] He earned his BA in 1959 from what was called University College of Addis Ababa, now Addis Ababa University. From there, he was sent to earn an MA in economics from University of California, Berkeley (1962). He completed his doctorate at the University of Reading in the UK (1972). Duri was president of Addis Ababa University (1977-1985) and (1993-1995).[4] He served as Minister for Planning and Economic Development under the Meles Zenawi administration as well as Ethiopian ambassador to the United Nations.[5][6] Upon Duri's controversial appointment as president of Addis Ababa University in 1993 by the new government of Ethiopia, 42 staff members were fired together with former president Alemayehu Teferra.[7]

References
  1. "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ETHIOPIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS". United Nations. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. Desta Gebre-Hiwot. "Ethiopia: Former AAU President Dr. Duri Mohamed Passes Away". allafrica. The Ethiopian Herald.
  3. Verdier, Isabelle. Ethiopia The Top 100 People. Indigo Publications. p. 64.
  4. "AAU Leadership". Addis Ababa University.
  5. PROCEEDINGS OF THE DAAD - NAPRECA FOLLOW-UP CONFERENCE (PDF). NAPRECA. p. 2.
  6. News from Ethiopia Volumes 6-7. Embassy of Ethiopia. p. 2.
  7. Taye Assefa. Academic Freedom in Ethiopia Perspectives of Teaching Personnel. Forum for Social Studies. p. 47.


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