Mohamouda Ahmed Gaas is an Ethiopian politician and a member of the Ethiopian ruling party. He was a State (Vice) Minister of the Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Tourism up until October 2010, when he was later moved to Ministry of Science and Technology as a deputy Minister. Mohamouda Ahmed Gaas founded the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Union (ARDUU) in 1991.[1] ARDUU later became a part of the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front (ARDUF).
Gaas is a Muslim and hails from the AFAR region of Ethiopia. He is married with 4 children and speaks 4 different languages.
Millennium pageant controversy
editThe Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which is responsible for developing and promoting tourism in Ethiopia, has been embroiled in a major controversy surrounding a beauty pageant in celebration of the Ethiopian Millennium in 2007.[2] Allegedly Mohamouda Ahmed Gaas and officials from the ministry obtained promotional services from a UK based company for the Ethiopian Millennium[3][4][5] but after the event took place refused to pay.[6] Following claims of failure to pay major bills,[7][8] in December 2009 the company commenced formal legal action in the British courts, seeking a total payment of US$1,022,810.52, comprising US$488.500.00 principal debt and US$543,310.52 interest and late fees.
References
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- ^ Archives for: March 2009, 03 – nazret.com Merkato Blog Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Nazret.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ Miss Tourism Millennium attracts international contestants Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Jimma Times. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ » Ethiopia’s State Ministry for Culture and Tourism Corruption Scandal – Gadaa.com Oduu – News. Gadaa.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ [1] Archived 1 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ethiopia fails to pay world pageant beauties their money. Ethiomedia.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ Gaas Mohamuda (Ethiopia). Afdevinfo.com (18 April 2006). Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ www.meadna.com. www.meadna.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.