Ahmed Shide Elected HoPR Speaker, Muferihat Kamil to Lead HoF

In a major political leadership shift in Addis Ababa, former Finance Minister Ahmed Shide has been elected as the Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR). Concurrently, Muferihat Kamil, who previously served as the Minister of Labor and Skills, has been elected to lead the House of Federation (HoF) as its Speaker. Ahmed Shide takes over the leadership of the lower house of the Ethiopian parliament after managing the nation's financial and economic portfolios during recent challenging years. Muferihat Kamil, an experienced political figure who has held multiple high-profile cabinet positions, now assumes the leadership of the upper house responsible for constitutional and federal matters. These landmark appointments mark a significant restructuring of the top leadership within Ethiopia's parliamentary institutions. The official updates were formally announced through national news reports detailing the outcomes of the legislative elections.