The people behind the Society.
Its patrons, a Board of Directors drawn from Ethiopia's universities and institutions, the staff who keep every programme moving, and the founders who started it.
Patrons
The Society's founder, and the patron who carries its work into public life.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is made up of members from universities, institutions and government organisations actively involved in fostering the space industry in Ethiopia. It comprises the Director of the Board, the Deputy Director and other members; each member serves a five-year term and may be re-elected by the General Assembly.
Staff
The office that runs the Society day to day — membership, programmes, communication and finance.
Mr. Kirubel Menberu
Managing Director
Mr. Lealem Kinfe
Deputy Manager
Balewken Endale
Membership and Communication Manager
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Lidia Dinsa
Programme Manager
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Emebet W/Giyorgis
Finance
Founders
Forty-seven people founded the Society in 2004. These are among them.
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H.E. Mr. Tefera Walwa
Founder and former patron
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Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi
Businessman and benefactor
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Dr. Legesse Wetro
Physicist
1950–2017
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H.E. Mr. Kemal Bedri
Jurist
1949–2026
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Dr. Solomon Belay
Astrophysicist
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Prof. Mesfin Abebe
Founding member
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Prof. Amare Abebe
Cosmologist
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Dr. Tolu Biresa
Founder and board member
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Much of the work is carried by members.
Branch committees, volunteers and interns carry the work across the country. There is room for you in it.