By Fran BriggsASAITA, ETHIOPIA, March 2, 2023 / EINPresswire.com / -- The Office of the Afar Sultanate is proud to announce the coronation of Ahmed Alimirah, the 15th Sultan of the Afar Sultanate in northeastern Ethiopia. The Sultanate labors to preserve the culture, traditions and way of life of the Afar people. Sultan Ahmed Alimirah was born in Asayita in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia to Sultan Alimirah Hanfare. Sultan Alimirah, who speaks five languages, went on to attend American University and Georgetown University in Washington, DC in the United States. His studies were interrupted by war at home.After the 1974 communist takeover by Mengistu Haile Mariam, Ahmed Alimirah led the Afar resistance to the dictatorial regime for seven years in Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News March 02, 2023 14:41 UTC