Fikru Regassa is State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia. He is trained in veterinary medicine, molecular biology and bioscience engineering . His career spans academia, including establishing capacity development initiatives to train African biotechnologists in improving animal health and production through the development of diagnostic tools and vaccines. In 2019, he was appointed Dean of the College of Veterinary medicine at Addis Ababa University. Board member (Ethiopia) in September 2020.