Ethiopian Parliament Thursday appointed Meaza Ashenafi, the first woman Supreme Court president.
Ms Meaza, who was nominated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, was sworn-in in the morning at parliament in Addis Ababa.
The
reformist prime minister, who came to power seven months ago, recently
appointed 10 women to his 20-member cabinet. That was followed by the
appointment of the first woman president, Ms Sahle-Work Zewdea, week
ago.
First degree
Ms
Meaza, 54, served as judge at the Federal High Court and more recently
also worked as founder and board chairman of Enat Bank.
The
founder of the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association is based in Addis
Ababa, where she has been working at the UN Economic Commission for
Africa.
After obtaining her first degree from the Addis Ababa
University, Ms Meaza proceeded to the US where she got her Masters in
International Relations from Kent University, according to her
biography.
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Parliament
also Thursday approved the appointment of Mr Solomon Areda, as the
deputy president of the Supreme Court. Mr Solomon also studied both in
Ethiopia and the US.
After his first degree in law
from the Addis Ababa University, Mr Solomon obtained two other degrees
from Harvard University in the US.
Mr Solomon has been
working at The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) and also
doing legal consulting in many African countries.
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