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prof. of science , bangalore , india on august 30th 2014 mulugeta bekele at prakriti canteen at indian institute arsi , ethiopia mulugeta bekele 2 january 1947 prof. mulugeta bekele.jpg mulugeta bekele
 mulugeta bekele
mulugeta bekele

mulugeta bekele -lrb- born 1947 -rrb- is an ethiopian scientist and academic .
he is an associate professor physics at addis ababa university -lrb- aau -rrb- , ethiopia .
he completed his phd in physics at the indian institute of science , bangalore , india in 1997 .
he has been awarded the andrei sakharov prize by the american physical society -lrb- aps -rrb- `` for tireless efforts in defense of human rights and freedom of expression and education anywhere in the world , and for inspiring students , colleagues and others to do the same . ''
he is the president of ethiopian physical society since october 1998 and an associate member of the abdus salam international centre for theoretical physics , trieste , italy since may 1999 .
