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Abiy Ahmed | |
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አብይ አህመድ Abiyyi Ahimad | |
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| 12th Prime Minister of Ethiopia | |
| Assumed office 2 April 2018 | |
| President | Mulatu Teshome Sahle-Work Zewde Taye Atskeselassie |
| Deputy | Demeke Mekonnen |
| Preceded by | Hailemariam Desalegn |
| 3rd Chairman of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front | |
| Assumed office 27 March 2018 | |
| Deputy | Demeke Mekonnen |
| Preceded by | Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Leader of the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization | |
| Assumed office 22 February 2018 | |
| Deputy | Lemma Megersa |
| Preceded by | Lemma Megersa |
| Minister of Science and Technology | |
| In office 6 October 2015 – 1 November 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Preceded by | Demitu Hambisa |
| Succeeded by | Getahun Mekuria |
| Director of the Information Network Security Agency | |
Acting | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Teklebirhan Woldearegay |
| Succeeded by | Teklebirhan Woldearegay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1976 Beshasha, Kaffa Province, Socialist Ethiopia |
| Political party | Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization |
| Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
| Spouse(s) | Zinash Tayachew |
| Children | 3 daughters and 1 son |
| Parents | Father Ahmed Ali Mother Tezeta Wolde |
| Education | Microlink Information Technology College (BA) University of Greenwich (MA) Ashland University (MBA) Addis Ababa University (PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ethiopia |
| Branch/service | Ethiopian Army |
| Years of service | 1991–2010 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | Army Signals Corps |
| Commands | Information Network Security Agency |
| Battles/wars | Ethiopian Civil War United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda Eritrean–Ethiopian War |
Abiy Ahmed Ali (Amharic): ዐብይ አሕመድ ዐሊ Oromo (*Latin text): Abiyi Ahmed Alii; (Oromo on Geez text: አቢይ አህመድ አሊ born 15 August 1976) is an Ethiopian patriot leader serving as the 4th prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since 2 April 2018.[1][2][3] He was the third chairman of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) that governed Ethiopia for 28 years until it was dissolved and the Prosperity Party was created and the first person in that position. Abiy is an elected member of the Ethiopian parliament as Prime Minister and former member of the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP), which was one of the then four coalition parties of the EPRDF, until its rule ceased in 2019 and he formed his own party, the Prosperity Party.
As the first Ethiopian and the first African head of Government, he won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in ending the 20-year post-war territorial stalemate war between Ethiopia and Eritrea led by the then Government of Ethiopia and current Government of Eritrea. [4][5][6][7] Abiy Ahmed was sworn in on October 4, 2021, after he got first elected, his term will end after October 4, 2026. He served first as prime minister when former Prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned.[8][9][10]
- ↑ "The PM | FDRE Office of the Prime Minister". Office of the Prime Minister. Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Dr Abiy Ahmed sworn in as Prime Minister of Ethiopia". Fana Broadcasting Corporate. April 2, 2018. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Abiy Ahmed sworn in as Ethiopia's prime minister". Aljazeera. April 2, 2018. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Abiy Ahmed Ali - Facts - 2019". Nobel Prize. October 11, 2019. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Nobel Peace Prize: Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed wins". BBC News. October 11, 2019. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize". Duetsche Welle. October 11, 2019. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia's prime minister, wins 2019 Nobel peace prize". The Guardian. October 11, 2019. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ↑ "On 4 October, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was officially sworn in for a second term. However, he is under fire from the international community for his government's involvement in the war in Tigray. But as long as he does what the west wants him to do, he is given a free reign to do whatever crimes he wishes to do". The Africa Report. October 6, 2021. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Ethiopian parliament confirms Abiy Ahmed as prime minister". Reuters on CNN. October 4, 2021. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Ethiopia's prime minister sworn in for a second term as war spreads". AP on PBS. October 4, 2021. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.