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 About The President

Professor kinfe Abraham is an economist, educationalist, diplomatic and political historian who holds Graduate and Doctoral Degrees from several European and US universities.

Professor Kinfe Abraham is also a fullbright scholar of MW foundation, an eminent continental expert of the SIAS  on African affairs  as well as a designated New Millennium fullbright professor of International relations.

  
 

  

Described  as one of the leading thinkers of Africa by the Africa world Journal [AWJ ],he is at present the president of the International Institute for Peace  and Development (Ethiopia), but also serves as president of the HADAD International Lobby and Chief Political Advisor of IGAD. He has previously served as Director General of Political  and Humanitarian  Affairs and as Acting and Deputy Executive Secretary of IGAD.

Further, Professor Kinfe Abraham has worked  for Agencies   of   the UN  System such  as the   ILO,  UNDP,   and   for  SIDA  and lectured as visiting  Professor   in  schores  of Universities and Institutions in  the  US, UK,  Japan, Sweden,  Norway, Austria, China, India,  South   Africa, other   African  countries and  the UN  headquarters. 

He has also chaired  and   convened  several international conferences. On themes of  International and   Regional Security and Conflict  Management, Economic  Integration and Tranboundary Resources, the  Hydropolitics of the Nile   and  food  security,  the   Ethio-Arab and   Middle  Eastern  Relations,  NEPAD  and   the African Union, and   figured  in   the  International media  including  CNN, the BBC, ITV, ETV, CBS, KBC  and the Germen, Canadian, Swedish   TV and Radio  Networks.

Curriculum Vitae

Personal  information

Areas Of Education And Professional Experience  

Recent Positions Held

Research Work Under Way 

Publications

Recognition’s and Titles Earned  

Academic Recognitions Earned  

Outstanding Invitation for Lectures from

International Lectures Delivered                    

 
 

H.E President Thabo Mbeki with EIIPD president, Prof. Kinfe Abraham

Books Published By Prof.  Kinfe Abraham, President of EIIPD. 

Personal  information              

Kinfe Abraham (Prof.)

 Date of Birth       Oct. 20, 1950

P.O. Box            18529 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel. +251-011-5533418 or +251-011-5531955(O), +251-011-4662122(R)

E-mail     eiipd@ethionet.et

Website  http:// www.addis-eiipd.org  or  www.ak-sophiabooks.org

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I. Areas Of Education And Professional Experience

Education and Manpower Planning, Managerial Economics, Politics and International Relations

Credentials: (1971 - Present) 

Certificate International Security Studies, Graduate School of International   Relations, University of Geneva,1996.

Ph.D.    Educational Planning and Technology, (CULA), USA, 1983.

Ph.D.  Race and International Relations (African and Afro-American Research - From Race to Class) Uppsala University and CULA, 1982.

FBSC   Fellow of the British Society of Commerce (London, UK, 1977).

ABSC  Associate of the British Society of Commerce (London, UK, 1976).

MA     American Literary Studies, Uppsala University, 1979.

MA    MA level diploma in Advanced Industrial Management, The Research Institute for Management Science, The Netherlands, (RVB),1973.

BA     Education, Administration, Addis Ababa University, 1971. 

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Recent Positions Held

Member   2002-Present

 Imminent continental experts group on NEPAD and AU, Pretoria, South Africa

Member   2002-Present

Continental experts Forum on NEPAD and AU, Pretoria, South Africa

Chief political Advisor to the IGAD

1999-Present

Advisor in the conflict Mediation Process of the Horn of Africa and the Sudan Peace Process.

Special Envoy of the Ethiopian Government1997

Government delegate to the evaluation mission of the UN involvement in Rwanda, New Jersey, USA

President   1994-Present

Horn of Africa Democracy and Development (HADAD) International Lobby, The Eye on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa and the African Economist Publications

Director General   1997-2000

Political and Humanitarian Affairs Division, IGAD

President   1996-present

Ethiopian International Institute for Peace and Development (EIIPD)

Ambassador-at-large and Chief Political Advisor on Foreign Relations.1995-96                             

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs): covering UN Affairs, the Great Lakes, Horn of Africa, Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and Policy and Capacity Building related issues

Senior International Expert

1994-96

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Team Leader/Coordinator 1993-94

on the Establishment of the EIIPD

Bureau Director 1976-86

Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA)

Senior International Expert1973-75

International Labor Organization (ILO)

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II.  Research Work Under Way 

  1.  IGAD Dilemmas

  2. War and Peace in the Horn of Africa

  3. The State of the Horn

  4. Issues of Conflict and Under Development

  5. Globalisation

  6. NEPAD and the Horn of Africa

  7. The Nile Issue

  8. Poverty Reduction

  9. The Ethio-Eritrean War

III.  Publications

    Internationally Published Books

  1.  Somalia Calling, NINA Press, Uppsala, 2002.

  2. Ethiopia: From Empire to Federation, NINA Press, Uppsala, 2001.

  3. Ethiopia the Dynamics of Economic Reforms, Nina Press, Uppsala, 2001.

  4.  Peace Under Assault, EIIPD Press, Addis Ababa, 1999.

  5. The Battle of Histories: The Conflict Between the Unitary and Pluralist States, Magnussa Press, AWP NJ USA, 1997.

  6. The Apartheid Axis: A Cultural and Political History of the Black People, 1997

  7. The Missing Millions:  Why and How Africa is Underdeveloped Africa World Press NJ USA, 1995.

  8. Ethiopia: From Bullets to the Ballot Box, Red Sea Press, AWP New Jersey, USA, 1994.

  9. Statistical Briefings of the Education Sector Support, Stockholm, SIDA 1993/94

  10. Ethiopia: The Challenge of the 20th Century Education, SIDA, 1993

  11. Black People, White People   - A cultural History of Race Relations, AWP, USA - Forthcoming, 1993

  12. Swedish Education Assistance, SIDA, 1992

  13. Politics of Black Nationalism from Harlem to Sweto, Africa World Press USA, 1991

  14. Statistical Digest, Stockholm, SIDA  1991/92

  15. Statistical Digest, Stockholm, SIDA  1989/90

  16. Professional Training for Service in the Third World, Mag. Press, 1984

  17. From Race to Class Grass Roots Publishers, 1983

  18. Handbook of Professional Terminology, Cosmic Press, 1983

     Other Publications 

  1. Effective Communication, EIIPD Press, 1999

  2. Africa from Dream to Reality, AWP

  3. Syllabus and Training Development Manual

  4. Ethiopia: Economic Prospects and Strategic Issues

  5. War and Peace in the Horn

     Publications Associated With 

  1. President, The Eye on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, Monthly Published Magazine

  2. President, The African Economist, Monthly Published Magazine

  3. Columnist, The Africa analysis, UK, 1994-Present

  4. Columnist, Africa Events, 1994-Present

  5. Columnist, South African Political and Economic Monthly (SAPEM), 1992-96

  6. Columnist, South Magazine, UK, 1992-96

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IV. Recognition’s and Titles Earned  

    Professional Titles Earned 

  1. Distinguished Research Fellow of the Potomac Center of Inter-American Universities, 2000.

  2.  Fellow, the Distinguished Scholar forum, Tel-Aviv University, 2000.

  3. Distinguished Research Fellow, the African Renaissance Institute, 2000.

  4. Board Member, Institute of Strategic Studies, South Africa-ISS, 1998-2000.

  5. Board Member, the Ethiopian International Institute of Peace and Development, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1997-2000.

  6. President, Ethiopia International Institute for Peace and Development (EIIPD), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1997-2000.

  7. Special Envoy and Chief Political Advisor, the Somali Peace Process, Ethiopia, 1997-2000.

  8.  Fellow, the British Society of Commerce (BSC), 1998.

  9. Associate the British Society of Commerce (BSC), 1997.

  10. Fulbright Scholar, Marcues Wallenberg Foundation, 1983.

  11. Alumuni, the British Society of Commerce (BSC) London, 1978.

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V. Academic Recognitions Earned

  1. Chief Political Advisor of the IGAD Secretarial on Sudan Peace Process Nairobi, 2000.

  2. Chief Political Advisor of on Foreign Policy, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, 1996-2000.

  3. President, HADAD- The Horn of Africa Democracy and Development International Lobby, 1993-2000.

  4. Special Envoy of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, 1997-1999.

  5.  Chief Political Advisor on the Somali Peace Process, Addis Ababa, 1997-1999.

  6. Director General of Political and Humanitarian Affairs of IGAD and Ambassador at-Large for Regional Affairs Djibouti, 1997-1999.

  7.   Executive Consultant on the Establishment of the EIIPD, 1995-1996.

  8.  Senior Expert, UNDP, UN, 1994-1996.

  9. Bureau Director, of HRD, SIDA, Sweden, 1991-1994.

  10. Bureau Director, Research Department SIDA, Sweden, 1984-1990.

  11. Director of Studies of SIDA/STC, Swedish and UN Export Training and Institute Sweden, 1976-1980.

  12. Senior Expert, ILO, UN, 1973-1974.

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VI. Outstanding Invitation for Lectures from

  1. The University of Cairo UAR

  2. The Al Akram Institute Cairo, UAR

  3. The Center for Diplomatic Studies, Cairo, UAR

  4. The University of Morocco

  5.   The University of Tunisia

  6. The University of Ankara, Turkey

  7. The Institute of Diplomacy, Tripoli, Libya

  8. The Iranian Islamic University

  9. The Ethiopian International Institute for Peace and Development (EIIPD, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  10. The Institute of Ethiopian Studies

  11. The Faculty of Economics of Addis Ababa University

  12. The Institute of Languages of Addis Ababa University

  13. The Political Science and International Affairs Association of Addis Ababa University

  14. The Association of the University Students of Addis Ababa University

  15.  Alumni of the LLU, California

  16. Alumni of RVB, Institute of Advanced Industrial Management.

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