Ato Sufian Ahmed has held the post of Minister of Finance since August 1995, since October 2001 as Minister of Finance and Economic Development. Ato Sufian comes from Oromiya, and served as head of the Oromiya trade bureau (1993- 1994) and General Manager, Ethiopian Customs Authority (1994-1995). He has also worked as a lecturer at Jimma College of Agriculture and Addis Ababa University. Ato Sufian has a BA and MA in Economics from Addis Ababa University.
