Shumete Gizaw

Shumete Gizaw
ሹመቴ ግዛው
Director-General of the Information Network Security Agency
In office 6 February 2020 – August 2022
President	Sahle-Work Zewde
Prime Minister	Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by	Temesgen Tiruneh
Succeeded by	Solomon Soka
Chief of Staff of Prime Minister
In office 15 May 2019 – 6 February 2020
President	Sahle-Work Zewde
Prime Minister	Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by	Shimelis Abdisa
Succeeded by	Shimelis Abdisa
Personal details
Born	Ethiopia
Alma mater	Addis Ababa University (PhD)

Shumete Gizaw (Amharic: ሹመቴ ግዛው) is an Ethiopian politician, researcher and educator who was served as the Director General of the Information Network Security Agency from 2020 to 2022. Previously, he has been the former Chief of Staff of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and the former State Minister of Science and Technology.

Outside of politics, he is a motivational speaker and researcher who published many scientific and research articles in international and reputable journals.