Saleh Meki

Saleh Meki (1948 – October 2, 2009) was an Eritrean politician and government minister. He was a member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, which had offices in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States, during the period of the Eritrean War of Independence.[1]

Saleh Meki
1st Minister of Marine Resources
In office
1993–1995
Succeeded byPetros Solomon
3rd Minister of Health
In office
1997–2009
Succeeded byAmna Nurhusein
Personal details
DiedOctober 2, 2009
Asmara, Eritrea
Political partyPFDJ

Meki was trained as a nurse anesthesiologist in the United States. He returned to Eritrea following the end of the country's war for independence against Ethiopia.[1]

Meki was appointed and confirmed as the first Minister of Marine Resources following Eritrea's independence.[1] He later also served as the country's Minister of Health, before being reassigned as the Minister of Marine Resources once again in a cabinet reshuffle.[1]

Saleh Meki died on Friday, October 2, 2009, following a heart attack at the age of 62.[1] He was buried in the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea.[1]

References
  1. "A hero… "When you go home tell them of us and say: 'for your tomorrow we gave our today"". Shaebia. 2009-10-04. Archived from the original on 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-06.


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