Degefe Bula | |
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ደገፌ ቡላ | |
| Director of Federal Justice and Law Institute | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Speaker of the House of Federation | |
| In office 10 October 2005 – 10 October 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
| Preceded by | Mulatu Teshome |
| Succeeded by | Kassa Teklebirhan |
| Deputy Speaker of House of Federation | |
| In office September 2004 – October 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 (age 56–57) |
| Political party | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
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Degefe Bula Wakjira (Amharic: ደገፌ ቡላ ዋቅጂራ; born 1968) is an Ethiopian politician and diplomat who has worked in key positions in government cabinet level, since EPRDF regime. Degefe was the speaker of House of Federation (HoF) from 2005 to 2010 after serving as deputy from 2004–2005.
In 2011, Degefe was the special envoy and ambassador of Ethiopia to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He became ambassador after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018, working at a high-ranking position as the director of Federal Justice and Law Institute at ministerial level.