Fikru is a Certified Insurance and reinsurance professional working in the insurance industry. Fikru has received CTP (Certified Takaful Practitioner), ARA (Associate Reinsurance Administrator), ACS (Associate Customer Service), FLMI (Fellow, Life Office Management), and an Executive Diploma in Islamic Banking and Finance. He has studied for, a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Arts (MA) in Human Resources and Organizational Development (HROD), Master of Arts (MA) in Journalism and Communications (MAJ&C), MBA in Islamic Banking & Finance, Bachelor of Science (BSC) degree in Business Education, Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing Management, Diploma in marketing and sales; and Certificate in Insurance from Chartered Insurance Institute, England (CII, UK). He has received his first and master's degrees from Addis Ababa and other renowned universities.  He has also served as a frequent lecturer at various local private colleges and universities, and academic institutions, including the Ethiopian Institute of Financial Studies (EIFS). Currently, he is studying for his Ph.D. and LLM.

His practical career spans over Two decades in the Insurance and Reinsurance  Industry holding the positions of Executive Management. Currently, Fikru is serving as Acting Chief Executive Officer (A/CEO) of Ethiopian Reinsurance Share Company (Ethio-Re) and before that he has served as Executive Officer of Strategy and Business Development, and Secretary to the Board of Directors at the Ethiopian Reinsurance Share Company (Ethio-RE), efefcticve its establisgment period. He has also worked in the capacity of Manager, Business Development, and Corporate Affairs in Ethio-Re. Before joining Ethio-Re, he served as Director of Marketing and Strategic Management, Director of Microinsurance, Strategic Management Team Leader, Principal Researcher, and Principal Customer care and Underwriting and Claims section supervisor, at the state-owned Ethiopian Insurance Corporation (EIC).

He writes regularly for several magazines and Journals. He has contributed extensively to the world of Insurance and reinsurance and his publications appeared in various Business, insurance, and reinsurance Journals, magazines, and newspapers, including the Journal of African Insurance Organization (AIO), Organization of Eastern and Southern Africa Insurers (OESAI)  and African reinsurance publications.

Fikru is the recipient of various international and national awards and recognitions including the 2020 Global “Emerging Professional in Takaful and Retakaful of the Year Award”, at the African Interest-Free Banking and Takaful Awards, and the AIO Best Book Author, First Rank Award (2023) for his book entitled Islamic Insurance (Takaful) In Ethiopia.