Ali Abdo (politician)
Ali Abdo | |
|---|---|
Alii Abdoo | |
| 27th Mayor of Addis Ababa | |
| In office 1998 – 24 January 2003 | |
| President | Negasso Gidada Girma Wolde-Giorgis |
| Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
| Preceded by | Tefera Waluwa |
| Succeeded by | Arkebe Oqubay |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Oromo Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party |
| Alma mater | Addis Ababa University |
Ali Abdo (Oromo: Alii Abdoo, Amharic: አሊ አብዶ) is an Ethiopian politician who served as 27th mayor of Addis Ababa[1][2][3] from 1998 to 2003. He was a member of the now-defunct Oromo Democratic Party.[4]
Early life
Ali Abdo was born to a Warjih family. He graduated from Addis Ababa University, and in the 1970s joined the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party.[5]
Career
In the 1990s, he became the 26th mayor of Addis Ababa and was known for simmering tensions within the Muslim community.[6]
References
- ^ Our History. Addis Mayor.
- ^ Praeg, Bertus (2006). Ethiopia and Political Renaissance in Africa. Nova Science Publishers. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-59454-869-7.
- ^ Two More Parks inaugurated in Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Monitor. 28 February 2021.
- ^ Sagalee Haara Issues 32-40. The Group. 2000. p. 8.
- ^ Verdier, Isabelle (1997). Ethiopia The Top 100 People. Indigo Publications. p. 40. ISBN 978-2-905760-12-8.
- ^ Abdulwahab, Kemal (2011). "The history of Addis Abäba mosques". Annales d'Éthiopie. 26 (1): 316.