Muferiat Kamil

Muferihat Kamil Ahmed is an Ethiopian politician who is the current Minister of Labour and Skills Development since 2021. She was the Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives. Muferihat previously served as the first Minister of Peace from October 2018 to 6 October 2021. She was the Chair of the SEPDM, one of the four parties that make up the former ruling coalition in Ethiopia, the EPRDF.

Early life

Muferihat was born in Jimma to ethnic Silt’e parents, one of southern Ethiopian peoples. She is a Sunni Muslim. She attended Haramaya University, obtaining her BSc in Agriculture in 2000.

Political career

Muferihat was appointed Public Relations Advisor to the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region President in 2007. She was named as Minister of Women's Affairs of Ethiopia in 2008. She was named as Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives in April 2018, making her the first female to hold the post.
In October 2018, Muferihat was appointed Minister of Peace, a powerful ministry overseeing agencies including the National Intelligence and Security Service, the Information Network Security Agency, and the Federal Police Commission.