Junedin was President of the Oromia Region from 28 October 2001 until 6 October 2005 when he was replaced by Abadula Gemeda. He subsequently was appointed Transport and Communication Minister, which is the office he was holding when Prime Minister Meles Zenawi moved him to the Science and Technology Ministry October 2008.[1] Following the 2010 general election, Junedin was appointed Minister of Civil Service.[2]
In July 2012 his wife, Habiba Mohammed, was arrested with 29 others. Habiba was charged with funnelling money from the Embassy of Saudi Arabia to Islamist terror groups in Ethiopia. In her defense, Junedin claimed that he had approached the Saudi Arabian Embassy privately for money to build a mosque and fulfil the wishes of his late mother.[3] Junedin was subsequently fired from his position on the executive committee of the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization in September,[4] and was released from his position as Minister of Civil Service 29 November.[5]
Ethiochannel, a pro-government private newspaper based in Addis Ababa, reported in February 2013 that Junedin Sado fled to Kenya.[6] However, another report stated that he returned to Ethiopia in July and was killed by government agents in Robe.[7] More recently, Junadin is alleged to have entered the United States and accepted asylum.[8] His recent appearance on ESAT TV has verified he is alive and well.
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^"Ethiopia's Civil Service Minister, Junedin Saddo fired from his executive position in OPDO", Tigai Online website (Accessed 21 August 2013)
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junedin, sado, juneidi, former, ethiopian, cabinet, minister, junaddiin, saaddoo, ጁነዲን, ሳዶpresident, oromia, regionin, office, october, 2001, october, 2005preceded, bykuma, demeksasucceeded, byabadula, gemedapersonal, detailsbornoromia, zone, ethiopiathis, art. Junedin Sado or Juneidi Sad is a former Ethiopian Cabinet Minister Junedin Sado Junaddiin Saaddoo ጁነዲን ሳዶPresident of the Oromia RegionIn office 28 October 2001 6 October 2005Preceded byKuma DemeksaSucceeded byAbadula GemedaPersonal detailsBornJunedin SadoOromia Zone EthiopiaThis article contains Ethiopic text Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of Ethiopic characters He was educated at Addis Ababa University Geology the University of East Anglia Environmental Sciences the University of Birmingham and Azusa Pacific University Junedin was President of the Oromia Region from 28 October 2001 until 6 October 2005 when he was replaced by Abadula Gemeda He subsequently was appointed Transport and Communication Minister which is the office he was holding when Prime Minister Meles Zenawi moved him to the Science and Technology Ministry October 2008 1 Following the 2010 general election Junedin was appointed Minister of Civil Service 2 In July 2012 his wife Habiba Mohammed was arrested with 29 others Habiba was charged with funnelling money from the Embassy of Saudi Arabia to Islamist terror groups in Ethiopia In her defense Junedin claimed that he had approached the Saudi Arabian Embassy privately for money to build a mosque and fulfil the wishes of his late mother 3 Junedin was subsequently fired from his position on the executive committee of the Oromo Peoples Democratic Organization in September 4 and was released from his position as Minister of Civil Service 29 November 5 Ethiochannel a pro government private newspaper based in Addis Ababa reported in February 2013 that Junedin Sado fled to Kenya 6 However another report stated that he returned to Ethiopia in July and was killed by government agents in Robe 7 More recently Junadin is alleged to have entered the United States and accepted asylum 8 His recent appearance on ESAT TV has verified he is alive and well References edit Ethiopia s Prime Minister reshuffles cabinet Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sudan Tribune published 31 October 2008 accessed 17 November 2010 Opposition dismiss new one party Ethiopian government Archived 29 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Sudan Tribune published 6 October 2010 accessed 17 November 2010 Habiba Mohammed wife of Junedin Sado charged with terrorism Tigai Online website Accessed 21 August 2013 Ethiopia s Civil Service Minister Junedin Saddo fired from his executive position in OPDO Tigai Online website Accessed 21 August 2013 Ethiopia Official dismissed as wife faces charges Archived 11 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine Ayyaantuu News Online Accessed 21 August 2013 Ethiopia s high profile official Junedin Sado defects to Kenya usurped Awramba Times website Accessed 21 August 2013 Junedin Sado Former governor of Oromia was killed by Woyyanee Archived 22 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine Ayyaantuu News Online Accessed 21 August 2013 http www oromowiki com wiki OMN News Oduu March 4th 2014 Archived 6 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Accessed March 5 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Junedin Sado amp oldid 1175636346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
