Takele Uma Banti

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Takele Uma Banti
ታከለ ኡማ ባንቲ Takala Umaa Bantii
Takele in 2019
Minister of Mines and Petroleum
In office 18 August 2020 – 14 January 2023
Prime Minister	Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by	Samuel Urkato
Succeeded by	Habtamu Tegegne
31st Mayor of Addis Ababa
In office 17 July 2018 – 18 August 2020
Deputy	Solomon Kidane
Preceded by	Diriba Kuma
Succeeded by	Adanech Abebe
Head of the Oromia Transport Bureau
In office November 2016 – 2018
General Manager of Oromia Urban Land Sectors
In office September 2013 – November 2016
Mayor of Sululta, Oromia Region
In office 1 July 2010 – 30 June 2011
Personal details
Born	1981 (age 42–43)
Education	Addis Ababa University (BSc, MSc)
Website	MoMP

Takele Uma Banti (Oromo: Takala Umaa Bantii; born 1981) is an Ethiopian politician who was the Minister for Mines Petroleum of Ethiopia from 18 August 2020 to 14 January 2023. He was the 31st Mayor of Addis Ababa from 2018 to 2023.

Early life and career

Takele has served as Mayor of Sebeta and Holeta and held many leadership roles across Trade, Transportation and Urban Land Development. He was also the City Manager for Sululta Municipal Administrations prior to achieving his for mayoral position. He held multiple different board seats at the top of the country's universities including being the previous Chairman of Addis Ababa University.

As part of his previous responsibilities in the state of Oromia, he has founded and was a board chairman to Oromia Water Sport Federation, Free Education for Girls with Disabilities Foundation, and co-founded Hope 2020 Foundation. He has made a major contribution to the establishment of Born Free Foundation. Takele and his administration has now introduced a block-based community service project which plans to address different security, social, economic and service-based queries of city residents in their own blocks mainly by themselves by participating prominent figures and district officials in the villages which complement the service delivery at both sub-city and district level.

Political career

Mayor of Addis Ababa

On 17 July 2018, Takele was elected as Mayor of Addis Ababa by Addis Ababa City Council in capacity of deputy mayor, though he was not a member of the Council. Nevertheless, he has a full responsibility. He was elected during the 5th extraordinary session in accordance with the revised proclamation by the House of People's Representatives. He succeeded Diriba Kuma.

Takele (in far left) with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during his speech on 16 November 2018

On 16 October 2019, Takele formed new cabinet approved by the Addis Ababa City Administration Council. He nominated 19 officials from head of different offices. Among the nominees, three of them are women, 89 members who attended the session, 79 members who favor of nomination while the three are against and seven are abstained.

Minister of Mines and Petroleum

Takele served as a member of the Council of Ministers as the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) for Ethiopia from 18 August 2020.

On 14 January 2023, the Council of Minister approved that Takele Uma would left the position, alongside the Minister of Transport and Communications Dagmawit Moges.