Ato Shemsedin Ahmed

Ato Shemsedin Ahmed or Ato Shemsedin Ahmed Robleh also referred to as Hon. Shemsedin Ahmed (Somali: Ato Shemsediin Axmed Rooble, Arabic: اتو شمسدين أحمد روبلي Amharic: አቶ አህመድ ),was a notable Somali Ethiopian politician.

Honorable Shemsedin Ahmed Robleh አቶ አህመድ Ato Shemsediin Axmed Rooble
Ambassador of Ethiopia to Kenya
In office May 2011 – December 2014
President	Girma Wolde-Giorgis Mulatu Teshome
Preceded by	Ato Dissasa Dirbissa
Succeeded by	Dina Mufti
Ambassador of Ethiopia to Djibouti
In office May 2002 – May 2011
Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Mining and Energy
In office August 1991 – December 1997
Vice Chairman of the Ethiopian Somali Democratic League
In office 1994–?
Personal details
Political party	Ethiopian Somali Democratic League, Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party

History

Shemsedin Ahmed hails from the Jigjiga Zone in the Somali region, also known as region 5 in Ethiopia, specifically the Makahildhere clan of the Makahil section of the Gadabursi clan.^[1] He was the vice-chairman of the Ethiopian Somali Democratic League and was one of the founders.^[2]

He served as Deputy-Minister of Mining and Energy since August 1991 to December 1997, Ethiopian Ambassador to Djibouti since May 2002 to May 2011 and also Ambassador of Ethiopia to Kenya from May 2011 to December 2014.^[3][4][5][1]

He replaced Ato Dissasa Dirbissa in May 2011 and was replaced by Dina Mufti in December 2014 for security reasons.^[6][7]