H.E. Dr. Yetimgeta Asrat Maru (PhD) is the President of the Central Ethiopia Regional State (based in Hossana, Ethiopia). He is a EUCLID University (Pôle Universitaire Euclide) alumnus who earned a PhD in Diplomacy and International Affairs, and he served as the first chair of the EUCLID Student and Alumni Union.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in Economics (macroeconomics and development) from Addis Ababa University, as well as a Master of Laws in legal governance and public regulatory systems. Before senior government roles, he lectured in economics and conducted research on transport networks, market access, and rural productivity. His career advanced through the Ethiopian Roads Administration (as Strategic Management Director, Planning and Program Management Director, and Deputy Director General), where he oversaw major national road investment plans and expressway projects, and later as State Minister of Infrastructure at the Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure, leading integrated corridor development and related reforms.
On 3 October 2026, during the Central Ethiopia Regional Council’s seventh inaugural session in Welkite, he was elected President (Chief Administrator), succeeding Endashaw Tassew. In this role he has emphasized inclusive regional governance, administrative decentralization across hubs such as Hossana, Welkite, Butajira, and Worabe, and practical infrastructure delivery for the region’s diverse zones (including Gurage, Silte, Hadiya, Halaba, and Kambata).
His academic and professional path reflects a combination of economic analysis, legal and diplomatic training, and hands-on infrastructure leadership.
