About Diriba Kuma
Diriba Kuma was an Ethiopian civil servant, politician and minister.
Deriba Kuma (; ) is an Ethiopian diplomat who was the 30th Mayor of Addis Ababa, who took office on 9 July 2013 until 16 July 2018. Diriba served as Minister of Transport from October 2010 to July 2013 before being elected as Mayor of Addis Ababa.
After his term as mayor, he was appointed as an ambassador to foreign countries by President Mulatu Teshome. Currently, he is an ambassador to Sweden as well as other Nordic countries since March 2019.
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Diriba Kuma was a civil servant, politician and minister.
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Diriba Kuma was Ethiopian.
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