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Kemal Bedri
Ethiopian judge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kemal Bedri is an Ethiopian judge. He served as the founding chairman of the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) and later President of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia until 2009.[1][2]
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Early life
Kemal was born in the city of Harar. He received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Addis Ababa University in 1973. During the Derg regime, he was appointed judge and was involved in various judiciary roles.[3]
Career
Following the collapse of the Derg in 1991, the new transitional government of Ethiopia nominated him as the chairman of the National Election Board of Ethiopia.[4] In 1996 he would leave his position as head of NEBE to become President of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia.[5]
He was an adherent of the now defunct Harari National League.[6]
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