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The speaker of Ethiopia\u2019s parliament, Muferihat Kamil has been elected as chairperson of the Southern Ethiopian People\u2019s Democratic Movement (SEPDM<\/span>), one of the constituent bodies of the ruling Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF<\/span>).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Muferihat replaces Shiferaw Shigute, who resigned as chairman of\u00a0SEPDM<\/span>. The Central Committee of the party announced the acceptance of his resignation on Monday. Shigute will remain a member of the party\u2019s central committee and retain his position as agriculture and livestock minister.<\/p>\n

SEPDM<\/span>\u00a0explained that Shigute\u2019s resignation was part of the party\u2019s reforms. Muferihat was elected on Monday at the emergency meeting of the Central Committee of\u00a0SEPDM<\/span>.<\/p>\n

In April this year, Muferihat was\u00a0elected speaker of parliament,\u00a0replacing Abadula Gemeda who had been in the role since 2010.<\/p>\n

In 2008, Muferihat was appointed Minister of Women\u2019s Affairs at the age of 32, at the time, the youngest appointee of the late Meles Zenawi.<\/p>\n

She was born in Jimma, the largest city in south-western Ethiopia. She Graduated from Haramaya University with BSc. Degree in Agriculture in 2000.<\/p>\n

She held different women affairs roles and from 2002 till her appointment as Public Relations Advisor to the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples\u2019 Region (SNNPR<\/span>) President in 2007.<\/p>\n

She worked at the\u00a0EPRDF<\/span>\u00a0office in Addis Ababa in April 2008, then as a junior public relations officer till her appointment as Minister of Women\u2019s Affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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