Mohamouda Ahmed Gaas

Who is Mohamouda Ahmed Gaas?

Mohamouda Ahmed Gaas is an Ethiopian politician and a member of the Ethiopian ruling party. He was a State Minister of the Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Tourism up until October 2010, when he was dismissed over poor performance in a cabinet reshufle.

Mohamouda Ahmed Gaas founded the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Union in 1991. ARDUU later became a part of the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front. Mohamooda Gaas was elected as the Secretary General of ARDUF in 1995, but refused the post, leaving it to his deputy Muhyadin Mafatah.

In 1995, Gaas defected from the ARDUF and joined the ruling party. Possibly as a reward, he was given a post in the Government, and in 2006 was promoted to the position of a vice or state minister reporting to the Ethiopian Minister of Culture and Tourism.

Gaas is a Muslim and hails from the Harrar region of Ethiopia. He is married with 3 children and speaks 4 different languages.