Arkebe Oqubay

Arkebe Oqubay (Ge'ez: ኣርከበ ዑቕባይ) is a senior Ethiopian politician. He is a former mayor of Addis Ababa (2003–2005), as well as a former State Minister of Works and Urban Development. He is currently a Minister and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, the board chair to the Ethiopian Railway Corporation and the deputy chairman of the board of directors of Ethiopian Airlines.

As mayor of Addis Ababa during 2003 - 2005, Dr Oqubay was credited with the transformation of the city.[1] In recognition of this, he was awarded ‘The Best African Mayor of 2005’ by The African Broadcast Network (ABN) , and was a finalist for the World Mayor of 2005 award.[2]

Mayor Arkebe lost the mayorship of Addis Ababa in May 2005, but six months later his successor-elect, Berhanu Nega, was one of many politicians from the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy party to be arrested and charged with trying to overthrow the government, and other offences.[3]

He holds a PhD in development studies from SOAS, University of London.[4] In addition to this, he is a research associate at the Centre of African Studies in the University of London where he conducts research projects on industrialisation, political economy of infrastructure and development of technological capabilities and economic leadership.[5]

He recently authored Made in Africa: Industrial Policy in Ethiopia, published by Oxford University Press (2015).[6] In an interview with African Business Magazine, Dr Oqubay noted that the “genesis of this book was following the Ethiopian government adoption of new policies, in some ways different from the paths taken by many African countries. For instance, after 2002, the government adopted comprehensive policies and strategies which resulted in astonishing economic growth for 11 years, sustaining an average 11% annually, driven by the growth of production in various sectors."[7]


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References

  1. ↑ "World Mayor: Arkebe Oqubay - Mayor of Addis Ababa 2005". www.worldmayor.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Ethiopia: Arekebe Wins S. Africa Award". allAfrica. 8 April 2005.
  3. ↑ "Ethiopian capital's home wreckers". BBC News. 11 June 2007.
  4. ↑ "Re. Mr Arkebe Ouqbay Mitiku (Metiku) | SOAS, University of London". www.soas.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  5. ↑ "Research Associates at Centre of African Studies at SOAS | University of London". www.soas.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  6. ↑ "Made in Africa". global.oup.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  7. ↑ "Arkebe Oqubay: "Manufacturing must lead the economy" - African Business Magazine". African Business Magazine. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

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