Ahmed Sheikh

18/08/2026

From Building a National Airline to Exporting Aviation Excellence!.

Ethiopian Airlines is writing a story that extends far beyond aviation—it’s a masterclass in institutional capacity building.

For decades, the airline has invested not just in fleet expansion and route networks, but in what truly drives sustainable success: people, systems, leadership, and institutional knowledge.

Today, we are witnessing the returns on that long-term investment.

Two recent leadership appointments underscore this impact:

- Tewolde Gebremariam, former CEO of Ethiopian Airlines with over 36 years of service, has been appointed CEO & Managing Director of Air India

- Aman Wole Gurmu, a seasoned Ethiopian Airlines executive with 19+ years in airline leadership, commercial strategy, and market development, has been appointed CEO of Zambia Airways.

These are not just individual career milestones—they represent a profound shift. Ethiopian Airlines has evolved into an expertise export hub, producing leaders capable of steering and transforming major airlines beyond its borders.

This is perhaps the truest measure of institutional success: when your talent becomes the gold standard that other nations and organizations actively seek.

17/08/2026

Digital Finance Is Not Just About Numbers

157 million mobile money accounts — yet fewer than 15% are active.

This figure should make us pause and ask a deeper question:

Are we measuring financial inclusion by the number of accounts opened, or by the number of people actually using financial services to improve their lives?

Opening an account is only the beginning. True financial inclusion happens when people can save, transfer, pay, borrow, invest, insure, and grow their businesses through accessible and trusted financial services.

For Ethiopia, the opportunity is enormous. Mobile money can become a powerful engine for financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, women’s economic empowerment, and digital transformation.

But the next challenge is not simply to create more accounts.

It is to understand why millions of existing accounts remain inactive.

Is it lack of trust?
Limited digital literacy?
Poor user experience?
High transaction costs?
Limited merchant acceptance?
Lack of relevant financial products?

These are the questions that deserve our attention.

Financial inclusion should not be measured by how many accounts we open, but by how many lives and businesses those accounts actually transform.

The real opportunity now is to move from account ownership → active usage → meaningful financial inclusion → economic empowerment.

16/08/2026

إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون

Alle ha unaxariisto Xaaji cabdi daahir (cabdi dakhare ) oo tii xaqa ahayd ku timid.

Ilaahay qabriga ha unuuriyo naxariistiisana alle haku galado ehelkii awlaadi uu ka baxayna samir iyo iimaan hakasiiyo.

15/08/2026

Rasuulka ﷺ wuxuu yiri:

«الرَّجُلُ عَلَى دِينِ خَلِيلِهِ، فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَحَدُكُمْ مَنْ يُخَالِلُ»

"Qofku wuxuu ku dhaqmaa diinta iyo jidka saaxiibkiis; sidaas darteed midkiin ha fiiriyo qofka uu saaxiib ka dhigto."

Xadiiskani wuxuu ina xusuusinayaa xaqiiqo muhiim ah: qofka aad waqtigaaga la qaadato wuxuu saameeyn kuyeeshaa, Fikirka, Akhlaaqda, Go'aannada,iyo Jihada nolosha

Saaxiib wanaagsan wuxuu kuu horseedi karaa:
Akhlaaq wanaagsan, Aqoonta iyo horumarka, Alle u dhowaansan, Fikir wanaagsan iyo himilo sare, Horumar nololeed iyo mid dhaqaale
Dhanka kale, saaxiibtinimada xun waxay si tartiib ah kuu beddeli kartaa adigoon xitaa dareemin.

Noloshu ma aha oo keliya waxa aad adigu doorato; waxaa sidoo kale saameeya dadka aad doorato in ay kugu hareeraysnaadan.
Sidaa daraadeed dooro saaxiib kuu kordhiya iimaan, aqoon, akhlaaq, himilo iyo wanaag.

13/08/2026

Aqoonta aad barato, xirfadaha aad horumariso, waayo-aragnimada aad kasbato; dhammaantood waa hanti aan si fudud loo lumin karin.

Marka aad naftaada ka dhigto qof ka qiimo badan sidii aad shalay ahayd, fursadahaaga, dakhligaaga iyo saameynta aad leedahayba waxay noqonayaan kuwa aan xad lahayn.

Maalgashiga naftaada ee maanta waa midhaha waxsoosaarka ee barri.

12/08/2026

Two Ears. One Mouth.

A smart person knows when to speak—and when to listen.

One reflection that has stayed with me is this:

“A smart person closes their mouth before people close their ears, and opens their ears before people open their mouths.”

The more we listen, the more we learn. The more we think before speaking, the more our words carry weight. Many opportunities are lost not because we had nothing to say, but because we said too much.

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good or remain silent.” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī & Muslim)

May Allah grant us the wisdom to listen attentively, speak thoughtfully, and remain silent when silence is better. Āmīn.

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12/08/2026

Allaah naxariistii Jaano ha ka Waraabiyo farxaan xassan dhoodi oo ku geeriyooday jigjiga , Dhammaan Ehelka, Qaraabada iyo Asxaabtii uu ka baxay Samir Iyo iimaan Allaha ka siiyo Aamiin

11/08/2026

Dhibaatada iyo dhaawaca maskaxeed ee baraha bulshadu u gaystaan maskaxda da'yarta.

Maxkad New Mexico ayaa Meta ku xukuntay magdhow ka badan 1/2 billiion USD.

Waddama qaarkood waxay ka mamnuuceen in ilmo ka yar 16 sano (ilaa ka baxo dugsi sare) uusan isticmaali karulin baraha bulshada.

Dadku waxay u qabatimaan sida loo qabitimo khamaarka (variable schedule of reinforcement) iyo maandooroyaha.

07/08/2026