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Negeri Lencho

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Negeri Lencho
Lencho in March 2017
Minister of Communication Affairs
In office
1 November 2016 – 19 April 2018
Preceded byGetachew Reda
Succeeded byAhmed Shide
Personal details
Alma materEnglish and Foreign Languages University
Andhra University (PhD)
Addis Ababa University

Negeri Lencho is an Ethiopian academic and politician who has served as the Minister of Communication Affairs in the cabinet of Hailemariam Dessalegn from 2016 to 2018, succeeding Getachew Reda.[1]

Education

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Lencho completed a master's degree from the English and Foreign Languages University in 2004. He later received his PhD from Andhra University in India in 2011, and went on to teach at Addis Ababa University, serving as Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Language Studies.[2] He previously wrote articles critical of the government's dominance of the domestic media.

References

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  1. ^ Akwei, Ismail (1 November 2016). "Ethiopia reshuffles government, two Oromos occupy key positions". africanews.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Negeri Lencho: Faculty of Language Studies". Addis Ababa University. Retrieved 1 November 2016.