Nassise Chali

Nassise Chali (Amharic: ናሲስ ጫሊ) is an Ethiopian politician, diplomat and lecturer who is currently serving as the Minister of Tourism since 6 October 2021. She was Ambassador of Ethiopia to Canada from 2018.

Previous positions
Nassise has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Language and Literature and a Master of Arts degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language both from Addis Ababa University. In addition, Nassise was lecturer at various universities, like Jimma University, St. Mary's University and Adama Science and Technology University. She led Director of Protocol and Public Relations in the Oromia Region Presidential Office. She became Ambassador of Ethiopia to Canada in December 2018. On 6 October 2021 reshuffle of Abiy Ahmed cabinet, she was appointed as Minister of Tourism.