Presentation of Credentials, 20 April 2018

The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Halimah Yacob in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:

  (a)           The Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

His Excellency Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud

(b)           The Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

His Excellency Professor Admasu Tsegaye Agidew 

Their bio-summaries are appended.   

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE 

20 APRIL 2018

MAHMOUD DAIFALLAH HMOUD

AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE

HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

Ambassador Mahmoud Hmoud has previously served as the legal advisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan, advising the Jordanian government on legal matters relating to Jordan’s foreign policy and international relations. He has negotiated several bilateral and multilateral agreements on behalf of Jordan; acted as counsel for Jordan in proceedings before international tribunals, including the International Court of Justice; represented Jordan in regional and international meetings and participated in international law and political panels in various fora and universities worldwide.

Ambassador Hmoud has served as Deputy Permanent Representative at the Jordan Permanent Mission to the United Nations during Jordan’s membership of the United Nations Security Council (2014-15), in charge of Security Council affairs. He also was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Jordan Embassy in Washington, DC (2009-13).

Since 2007, Ambassador Hmoud has been elected three times by the UN General Assembly as a member of the International Law Commission, and served twice on its Bureau.

Ambassador Hmoud holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Jordan and a Master of Laws degree in international and comparative law from the George Washington University in the United States of America.

He is married to Mrs. Kirsty Reid Hmoud and has two children.

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                                                      ADMASU TSEGAYE AGIDEW                                                   

AMBASSADOR TO SINGAPORE

FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

Professor Admasu Tsegaye Agidew is the Ambassador of Ethiopia to Indonesia, with concurrent accreditation to Singapore.

Prior to his appointment as Ambassador to Indonesia, Professor Agidew served as President of Addis Ababa University from 2011 to 2017, and President of Hawassa University from 2008 to 2011. He also previously served as Chairman of the Board of the Ethiopian Quality Award Organisation, Vice Chairman of the Gulele Botanic Garden, Member of Governing Board of the Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Vice President of the Ethiopian Universities Consortium, and Board Member of the Ethiopian Higher Education Strategic Centre, Ethiopian National Education and Examination Agency, National Athletics Training Centre, and the National Museum of Ethiopia.

Professor Agidew holds a Bachelor of Science in Plant Sciences from the Alemaya College of Agriculture, and a Master of Science in Crop Science and a Doctor of Philosophy in Crop Ecology and Resource Conservation, both from Wageningen University.

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(Photo Credit: MCI)

(Photo Credit: MCI)

(Photo Credit: MCI)

(Photo Credit: MCI)