Shiferaw Shigute
| Shiferaw Shigute | |
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| ሸፈራው ሸጉጤ | |
| Minister of Education | |
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Assumed office 4 July 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Demeke Mekonnen |
| President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region | |
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In office 10 March 2006 – 4 July 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Succeeded by | Dessie Dalke |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
| Other political affiliations |
Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement |
| Alma mater | Azusa Pacific University |
Shiferaw Shigute (Amh: ሸፈራው ሸጉጤ, shefärawə shegut'ē) is an Ethiopian politician who is currently the Minister of Education, and previously served as President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region from 2006 to 2013.
Shiferaw has served in regional government of the SNNPR as departmental head in different sectors such as the Regional State Audit Bureau and the Capacity Building Coordination Bureau. He also served as Deputy-President of the region's government. Finally, before becoming the Minister of Education, he was President of the SNNPR for more than seven years.
Shiferaw Shigutie obtained a bachelor of art degree in Accounting from AAU and received his master's degree in Organizational Leadership from the Azusa Pacific University in the United States.
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