{{short description|Ethiopian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Samia Gutu | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1955}} | birth_place = Harar, Ethiopian Empire | prime_minister1 = | office5 = Ambassador of Ethiopia to Qatar | term_start5 = 2018 | term_end5 = | alma_mater = Haramaya University, Texas Tech University | native_name = | native_name_lang = | party = | other_party = }}

'''Samia Zekaria Gutu''' is an Ethiopian diplomat. She serves as the Director General of the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia and was chairwoman of the National Election Board of Ethiopia until 2018.<ref>{{cite book |title=60 ETHIOPIAN POLITICAL PARTIES COME TOGETHER FOR DIALOGUE IN ADAMA |publisher=Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy |url=https://nimd.org/60-ethiopian-political-parties-come-together-for-dialogue-in-adama/}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Experts meet to discuss Regional and National Statistical Capacities for Measuring Peace, Rule of Law and Governance in Addis Ababa |publisher=African Union |page=1 |url=https://au.int/sites/default/files/newsevents/pressreleases/12587-pr-pr_139_experts_meet_to_discuss_regional_and_national_statistical_capacities_for_measuring_peace_rule_of_law_and_governance_in_addis_ababa.pdf}}</ref>

== Early life ==

Samia was born in the city of Harar and raised in Dire Dawa. She credits her mother who was president of the Harari community association ''(Afocha)'' for instilling leadership skills in her at a young age. Samia has a BA in agricultural economics at Haramaya University and an MA in econometrics/economic statistics at Texas Tech University.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wagle |first1=Mary-Jane |title=Temsalet: Phenomenal Ethiopian Women |date=2014 |publisher=Tsehai Publishers |pages=155–157 |isbn=978-1-59907-117-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qprqswEACAAJ}}</ref>

== Career == Samia was chairwoman of the National Election Board of Ethiopia until she was replaced by Birtukan Mideksa in 2018.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Anberbir |first1=Yohannes |title=Chairwoman steps up |publisher=the Reporter |url=https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/6883/}}</ref> She was also previously the Ethiopian ambassador to Nigeria and is currently the Ethiopian ambassador to Qatar.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ethiopian Ambassador inaugurates Motherland Beckon's Destination Al–Najash/Lalibela |publisher=Nigerian Tribune |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ethiopian-ambassador-inaugurates-motherland-beckons-destination-al-najashlalibela/}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Samia Zekaria Gutu |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/author/samia-zekaria-gutu}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Receives Credential Copies of Ethiopian Ambassador |publisher=Qatar Embassy In Addis Ababa |url=https://addisababa.embassy.qa/en/media/news/detail/1442/05/29/minister-of-state-for-foreign-affairs-receives-credential-copies-of-ethiopian-ambassador}}</ref>

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Category:Texas Tech University alumni Category:People from Harari Region Category:Ethiopian government officials Category:Ambassadors of Ethiopia to Qatar Category:Ambassadors of Ethiopia to Nigeria Category:People from Dire Dawa Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Women ambassadors of Ethiopia

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