Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (Ethiopia)
| የማዕድንና ነዳጅ ሚኒስቴር | |
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| Formed | 18 April 2018 |
| Headquarters | Mariam Road, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9°01′28″N 38°49′31″E / 9.024447507942675°N 38.82528295396782°E |
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| Website | Official website |
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (Amharic: የማዕድንና ነዳጅ ሚኒስቴር) is the Ethiopian government department responsible for management of mining and petroleum sector in Ethiopia. It was established in 2018 under Proclamation No 1097/2018 and Melese Alemu served as the first Minister of the position. In 2020, Takele Uma Banti succeeded as the Minister of Mines and Petroleum until 14 January 2023. Currently, Habtamu Tegene has been the current minister since 20 January 2023. It was previously known as the Ministry of Mines and Energy.