Fitsum Assefa

{{Patronymic name|Fitsum|Assefa|her}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{short description|Ethiopian politician and teacher}}

{{Infobox Minister

| name = Fitsum Assefa

| office = Minister of Planning and Development

| president = Sahle-Work Zewde

| primeminister = Abiy Ahmed

| termstart = 16 October 2018

| native_name = ፍጹም አሰፋ

| native_name_lang = gez

| country = Ethiopia

| party = Prosperity Party

| citizenship = Ethiopian

| alma_mater = University of Giessen
Addis Ababa University

| office1 = Board of Directors Commercial Bank of Ethiopia

| president1 = Sahle-Work Zewde

| primeminister1 = Abiy Ahmed

| termstart1 = 24 December 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|05|12|df=y}}

| image =

}}

Fitsum Assefa Adela ({{Langx|gez|ፍፁም አሰፋ አዴላ}}, born 12 May 1979) is an Ethiopian teacher and politician who leads the FDRE Minister of Planning and Development since 16 October 2018.{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|date=|title=Ethiopia: Women take half of ministerial roles in cabinet reshuffle|url=https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-women-take-half-of-ministerial-roles-in-cabinet-reshuffle/a-45929485|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=12 January 2021|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=Council {{!}} FDRE Office of the Prime Ministers|url=https://pmo.gov.et/council/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=pmo.gov.et}} Fitsum also has been a member of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia's Board of directors since 24 December 2018.{{Cite web|date=|title=Fitsum Assefa – Commercial Bank of Ethiopia|url=https://combanketh.et/fitsumasefa/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-12|website=}} She earned her undergraduate degree from Addis Abeba University in Accounting and Master of Arts in Development Studies from the same university.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}} She completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Economics at the University of Giessen,{{Cite web|title=Current PhD Candidates|url=https://www.uni-giessen.de/faculties/f09/institutes/agri/agriculture/daad/network/currentcand/currentcandnew|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen|language=en}} Germany,{{Cite web|title=SDG Center for Africa|url=https://sdgcafrica.org/ournews/visit-of-honorable-dr-fitsum-assefa-adela-the-minister-in-charge-of-plan-and-development-commission-of-the-federal-government-of-ethiopia/|access-date=2021-01-12|language=en-US}} and taught more than a decade in the University of Hawassa. Fitsum is married and has 3 children.