Surafel Saketa is the Country Manager of Qatar for Ethiopian Airlines. He has extensive experience in the aviation industry, covering airport operations, corporate planning, aero-politics and strategic and equity partnerships. He works with existing and potential equity partners and assists them to successfully mobilize the necessary resources from Ethiopian Airlines Group.

Surafel holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Dilla University.  He holds several Master’s degrees in marketing and project management from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He is married with three sons.