Daniel Kibret ( am, ዳንኤል ክብረት) is a well known deacon and preacher in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Being one of founders of Mahibere Kidusan (a spiritual association in The EOTC) his sermons, in depth writings and powerful oratorical speeches both within and outside the church has attracted millions of Ethiopians domestically and around the world. Having writing 35 books in his 30+ plus years service, Deacon Daniel Kibret was given the honorary title ‘Muhaze Tibebat’ which is an ancient Ethiopic (Ge’eze) language means flowing of wisdom. When the unexpected political dynamic changed in March of 2018, the new elected Prime Minister, Dr Abiy Ahmed selected him to be his advisor on social matters. In the election of 2021 he ran an independent campaign and won a parliamentary seat representing a region in Addis Abeba. He is also the director of state-owned news agency

Ethiopian News Agency The Ethiopian News Agency ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ዜና አገልግሎት ''Ye-Ityopya Zéna Agelgelot'' (IZA) or ENA) is the official news agency of the Government of Ethiopia. It is the oldest news organization in Ethiopia. IZA's inception d ...

Daniel kibret is able to cultivate and grab the attention of both his supporters and those that strongly disagree with him. In only 6 years of service in the political stage, Deacon Daniel Kibret is able to cement his footprints both in the Orthodox Church and Ethiopian politics.

Career

Daniel Kibret was ordained as a deacon to the

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, ''Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan'') is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Chris ...

and became a preacher in Mahibere Kidusan. On 23 June 2018, he was nominated as a director of the

after a House of Federation vote. From 285 members, 126 MPs were against his nomination. Kibret denied being a member of the Prosperity Party, instead saying he is an advisor of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on social affairs.

Controversies

Daniel Kibret has been criticized for his religious tendency from the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. In 2021, the United States sanctioned Kibret for referring to Tigrayan as "devil" amidst tension during the Tigray War. He also called on Ethiopians to "exterminate Woyane" on 24 January 2022 during a speech, which was shared on social media. In March 2022, Daniel Kibret responded to a controversial comment by

Abune Mathias Abune Mathias (born Teklemariam Asrat; 5 January 1941) is the current Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church since 2013. His full title is " His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Sixth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Archbishop of ...

, in which he said "the igraywar was started to decimate Tigreans from the face of the earth". Kibret responded to the Patriarch that he intended to support the H.R. 6600, which was sponsored by American representative Tom Malinowski.

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