In the mid-1990s he was Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Cooperation under Minister Girma Birru, and he was appointed as Minister of Agriculture in 2001.
Pada "pertengahan 1990-an" dia menjadi Deputi Menteri Pembangunan Ekonomi dan Kerjasama di bawah Menteri Girma Birru, dan ia diangkat sebagai Menteri Pertanian pada tahun 2001.