Hirut Woldemariam

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Hirut Woldemariam
ሕሩት ወልደማሪያም
Social Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 August 2020
PresidentSahle-Work Zewde
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Minister of Science and Higher Education
In office
October 2018 – August 2020
PresidentSahle-Work Zewde
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Succeeded bySamuel Urkato
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
In office
April 2018 – October 2018
PresidentSahle-Work Zewde
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Minister of Culture and Tourism
In office
2008–2016
President
Prime Minister
Personal details
Born (1975-10-24) 24 October 1975 (age 49)
Debre Markos, Gojjam, Ethiopia
SpouseTegene Hawando
Children3

Hirut Woldemariam (Ge'ez: ሕሩት ወልደማሪያም; born 24 October 1975) is an Ethiopian writer, teacher, politician and former minister of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Ethiopia), Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.[1] She was the first female Vice president of Addis Ababa University.[2]

Life and career

Hirut Woldemariam was born in Debre Markos, Gojjam,[3] Ethiopia from her father Woldemariam Teketel, from Kambata, and her mother Brehane Mekonen, from Debre Marqos.[4] She has received both her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Linguistics from Addis Ababa University and her Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics from the University of Cologne, Institute of African Studies.[1][2] She is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philology, College of Humanities, Journalism and Communication of the Addis Ababa University.[1][5]

Hirut served in different position of vice presidency in Addis Ababa University namely: Vice president for Institutional Development (April 2012 – October 2014), Vice president of External Relations, Strategic Planning and Partnership (January 2010 – April 2012), and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (2008–2010) for about seven years. She also served as a Head, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Addis Ababa University (2006–2008).[5]

Hirut has been of service to Ethiopia in many cabinet minister positions, which are Ministry of Culture and Tourism (2008–2016), Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (April–October 2018) and Ministry of Science and Higher Education (October 2018 – August 2020).[2] Hirut is now[when?] performing duties on a position of Social Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister.[6]

Hirut has more than 29 original publication and 5 unpublished manuscripts, which are more focused on Omotic languages, descriptive linguistics, historical-comparative linguistics, linguistic landscape, and sociolinguistics in Addis Ababa University.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "H.E. Prof. Hirut Woldemariam". diasporaforum2019.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "H.E. Prof. Hirut Woldemariam | icipe - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology". www.icipe.org. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ^ Team, AWiB (30 November 2020). "Professor Hirut Woldemariam: Fearless Woman Still on The Rise". AWiB. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Publications by Hirut Woldemariam | College of Humanities, Language studies, Journalism & Communication". www.aau.edu.et. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Hirut Woldemariam | College of Humanities, Language studies, Journalism & Communication". www.aau.edu.et. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. ^ Addisstandard (18 August 2020). "News update: New appointments see defense minister, Addis Abeba deputy mayor removed". Addis Standard. Retrieved 8 December 2020.