Hassan Wario

Dr Hassan Wario Arero
Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and the Arts
Assumed office
15 May 2013
President Uhuru Kenyatta
Personal details
Born (1970-11-24) 24 November 1970
Nationality Kenyan
Children 2
Alma mater University of Nairobi (BA)
University of East Anglia (PhD)

Hassan Gurach Wario Arero (born 24 November 1970) is a Kenyan anthropologist and politician. He is the Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and the Arts of Kenya, having been appointed to the position on 25 April 2013 by President Uhuru Kenyatta.[1]

Arero hails from the Borana community.[2] He was educated at the University of Nairobi (BA, Anthropology, 1995), and won the Chevening Scholarship to pursue his Masters Degree in Advanced Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the University of East Anglia.[3] He completed his PhD in Anthropology at the University of East Anglia in 2013.

References

  1. "Hassan Arero CV". Nairobi: State House. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. Joy Hendry, Laara Fitznor (2012). Anthropologists, Indigenous Scholars and the Research Endeavour: Seeking Bridges Towards Mutual Respect. Routledge. p. 285. ISBN 1136331158.
  3. "Directory of Chevening Alumni". Chevening UK Government Scholarships. 24 August 2014.
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