Beyene Petros was an Ethiopian Politician and Educator who was the Professor of Biology at Addis Ababa University and a former member of the Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives, representing an electoral district in Badawacho of Hadiya Zone.
12 Facts About Beyene Petros
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Beyene Petros was the chairman of one of the largest opposition political parties in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Federal Democratic Forum Medrek.
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Beyene Petros was then appointed deputy minister of Education but later resigned from government.
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Beyene Petros has been a major opposition political figure since 1995.
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Beyene Petros was first elected to the parliament as member for Shone constituency in the May 2000 elections.
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Beyene Petros was serving as chairman for Ethiopian Federal Democratic Forum.
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On 3 August 2018, Beyene Petros was promoted to the new Government Privatisation Advisory Council to advise Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed concerning his new economic reforms.
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Beyene Petros was born on 11 March 1950, in Hadiya, Ethiopia.
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Beyene Petros attended elementary and high school at local schools in southern Ethiopia.
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Beyene Petros received his BSc from Addis Ababa University, MS from University of Wisconsin and Ph.
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Beyene Petros joined the staff of Addis Ababa University in 1979 when he became a Lecturer.
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Beyene Petros died on 17 September 2024, at the age of 74.