Dagato Kumbe

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Dagato Kumbe or Dagato, and not as Kolcha.
Dagato Kumbe
Kumbbe Dagata
Wolayita Zone Administration Office
Chief Administrator
In office
13 November 2018 – 28 August 2020
Preceded byGetahun Garedew
Succeeded byEndrias Geta
FDRE Documents Registration and Authentication Service
Director General
In office
28 December 2022 – 18 January 2024
Appointed byAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byMuluken Amare
Succeeded byHamid Kiniso
Ethiopian Investment Commission
Deputy commissioner
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 January 2024
Appointed byAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byLelise Neme
Personal details
NationalityEthiopian
ResidenceEthiopia
Alma materArba Minch University
Wolaita Sodo University

Dagato Kumbe Kolcha is an Ethiopian politician serving as Deputy commissioner of Ethiopian Investment Commission since January 2024. Dagato is from the Wolaita people and previously served as chief administrator of Wolayita Zone.[1]

Career

Dagato has worked from the Damot Pulasa District Justice Office to the Justice Department of Wolaita Zone. Dagato has worked as the administrator of Wolayita Zone for almost two years since 2018. He is one of the former leaders whose name comes to the fore in relation to the question of the statehood of Wolaita. In 28 August 2020 the region’s branch of the incumbent Prosperity Party (PP) has ousted Dagato Kumbe as chief administrator of Wolaita zone. The incident caused the arrest of him and other higher officials.[2] In December 2022 he was appointed as Director General of FDRE Documents Registration and Authentication Service by Prime minister Abiy Ahmed.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Dagato Kumbe was appointed as the Acting Chief Administrator of Wolayita Zone". www.ena.et.
  2. ^ Medihane Ekubamichael (2 September 2020). "Weeks after army's violent crackdown in Wolaita, Prosperity Party removes zonal chief administrator, others". addisstandard.com.
  3. ^ "The former Wolaita Zone Administrator is going to take over his duties as the Director General of the Federal Documents Registration and Authentication Service today". ethiopiainsider.com. 30 December 2022.