Ahmed Shide (Somali: Axmed Shiide) is an Ethiopian-Somali politician who is serving as the Minister of Finance since October 2018.

[3] Ahmed Shide was born in Nagele to a less well off Gurre parents belonging to the Madahweyne a subclan of the Dir Somali.

[4] Shide also holds a Masters of Arts in Participation, Development and Social Change from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, United Kingdom, Post-Graduate Diploma in Managing Rural Resources and Resource Conflicts from the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, the Netherlands, and MBA from Greenwich University, London, United Kingdom.

He was the one who championed and spearheaded the economic reform of Ethiopia and contributed to the significant development achievements of the country recorded over the past decades.

[11] In addition to his role in government, Shide has been a member of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Advisory Council on Gender and Development.