Saleh Meki
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Saleh Meki | |
|---|---|
| 1st Minister of Marine Resources | |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
| Succeeded by | Petros Solomon |
| 3rd Minister of Health | |
| In office 1997–2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Ms.Amna Nurhusein |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | PFDJ |
Saleh Meki (1948 - October 2, 2009) was an Eritrean politician and government minister. He was a member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, which had offices in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States, during the period of the Eritrean War of Independence.[1]
Meki was trained as a nurse anesthesiologist in the United States. He returned to Eritrea following the end of the country's war for independence aganist Ethiopia.[1]
Meki was appointed and confirmed as the first Minister of Marine Resources following Eritrea's independence.[1] He later also served as the country's Minister of Health, before being reassigned as the Minister of Marine Resources once again in a cabinet reshuffle.[1]
The relationship between Meki and President of Eritrea Isaias Afewerki gradually became more contentious during Meki's later years as the country grew more autocratic.[1]
Saleh Meki died on Friday, October 2, 2009, following a heart attack at the age of 62.[1] he was buried in the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea.[1]
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