Keria Ibrahim

Keria Ibrahim (Ge'ez: ኬሪያ ኢብራሂም; born 22 March 1973) is an Ethiopian politician and Spokesperson of the House of Federation until her resignation on 9 June 2020. She was the Tigray Region's Head of Civil Service and a Chief Administrator of Debub Misraqawi Zone. Keria is one of the nine Central Committee members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF),[1] and the head of Women's Affair in the region.[2][3][4]

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Keria, and not as Ibrahim.
Her Excellency

Keria Ibrahim
ኬሪያ ኢብራሂም
Spokesperson of the House of Federation
In office
6 May 2018 – 9 June 2020
Preceded byYalew Abate
Succeeded byAdan Farah
Personal details
Born (1973-03-22) March 22, 1973
Asmara, Eritrea
Nationality Ethiopian
Political party Tigray People's Liberation Front
Other political
affiliations		 Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
EducationEconomics (BA) and Environmental anthropology (MA)

Background

Keria Ibrahim was born in Asmara, Eritrea, and raised in Wukro, Tigray, Ethiopia.[4][5] She was born to the middle level families that lead their life through the income that has from a small kiosk.[6] Though she failed to pass the Secondary school leaving National Exam of Ethiopia, she had become an agricultural expert and progressed on her dream and awarded Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Master's degree in Environmental anthropology.[5][2]

Political career

Keria has worked in the different level of power in the Tigray Region from the district to regional level since 1988. She is one of the few women among the Tigray People's Liberation Front top leaders. Keria was Speaker of the House of Federation (HoF) from 6 May 2018 to her resignation on 9 June 2020.[2][7]

Keria was the only Muslim member of the TPLF, founding member of Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), Executive Committee.[1][8]

Resignations

Because of COVID-19 pandemic, the House of Federation postponed the national election that would have been held on 24 August 2020 (Ethiopian calendar). Following this, on 9 June 2020, Keria accused Abiy Ahmed's government as taking away the sovereignty of the country and resigned from her role as Speaker of HoF. She also added that she can not be an accomplice when the constitution is being violated, and a dictatorial government is being formed, and she has resigned not to be collaborator [with] such a historical mistake.[9][10]

Arrest warrant and detention

On 13 November 2020, during the Tigray conflict, the Federal Police Commission of Ethiopia issued an arrest warrant for Keria and 64 other senior members of the TPLF. According to the Federal Police Commission, Keria and her fellow members committed treason and were responsible for human rights violations and corruption.[11][12] On 1 December 2020, federal authorities stated that Keria had surrendered to the federal security forces in Mekelle, the capital city of Tigray Region.[13] On 16 January 2021, Keria appeared in court.[14][15]

See also

References
  1. "One of Top Leaders of TPLF Keria Ibrahim Surrenders". Ethiopian News Agency. 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. TesfaNews (8 June 2020). "Speaker of Ethiopia's Upper House Resigns". TesfaNews. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. "Speaker of Ethiopia's upper house resigns after polls postponed". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. ""ፍቅር እስከ መቃብርን አልረሳውም" ወ/ሮ ኬሪያ ኢብራሂም". BBC News አማርኛ (in Amharic). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. "የወይዘሮ ኬሪያ ኢብራሂም ትዳር እንዴት ፈረሰ?". Yeahun Zena. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. "ኬሪያ ኢብራሂም ከውቅሮ እስከ አራት ኪሎ". www.ethioreference.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  7. "Keria Ibrahim Elected Speaker of Ethiopian House of Federation". www.ezega.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  8. "Ethiopia: The Former Speaker Keria Ibrahim Surrendered". Geeska Africa. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. TesfaNews (8 June 2020). "Speaker of Ethiopia's Upper House Resigns". TesfaNews. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  10. "Speaker of Ethiopia's upper house resigns after polls postponed". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  11. "Arrest warrant issued for TPLF Junta members". Welcome to Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  12. "Arrest Warrant Issued on 96 Tigray Officials, Army Generals". www.ezega.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  13. Reuters Staff (1 December 2020). "Ethiopian govt says senior politician linked to Tigray region rebellion surrenders". Reuters. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  14. "Former TPLF officials appear before court". The Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  15. "Sebhat Nega and Keria Ibrahim appeared in court". www.sheganews.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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