Samuel Urkato
Samuel Urkato | |
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ሳሙኤል ኡርቃቶ | |
| Commissioner of the Ethiopian Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission | |
| Assumed office 9 October 2021 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde Taye Atske Selassie |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Tsega Arage |
| Minister of Science and Higher Education | |
| In office 18 August 2020 – 6 October 2021 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Hirut Woldemariam |
| Ministry of Mines and Petroleum | |
| In office October 2018 – 18 August 2020 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Melese Alemu |
| Succeeded by | Takele Uma Banti |
| President of Wolaita Sodo University | |
| In office 2016 – October 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1974 Wolaita Sodo, Shewa Province, Ethiopian Empire |
| Alma mater | Hawassa University Mekelle University Kangwon National University Addis Abeba University University of Massachusetts Boston |
Samuel Urkato Kurke (Ge'ez: ሳሙኤል ኡርቃቶ ኩርኬ; born 1 September 1974) is an Ethiopian politician who is serving as the commissioner of the Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission since 2021. He was president of Wolaita Sodo University in 2016 before becoming Ministry of Mines and Petroleum in 2018, and has been Minister of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) from August 2020 until the ministry merge into Ministry of Education on 6 October 2021.