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Ethiopia: offices and people
Ethiopia: offices and peopleExplore recorded offices, the people who held them and their institutional connections.
Coverage is partial. “Reported current” reflects source records and may be out of date. Connections show cited institutional relationships; they do not establish a reporting hierarchy.
34 of 34 offices match
Head of state
President of Ethiopia
About this grouping
Grouped from a recorded national leadership term.
Recorded relationships
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
0 cited references in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Oct 2026.
Dates unknown · Current status unverified
Wikidata relationship source (opens in a new tab)Source details
0 cited references in the stored statement.
Metadata retrieved 17 Oct 2026.
People and tenure
11 recorded terms
Taye Atske Selassie
Reported current7 Oct 2024 – End unknown
Ethiopian politician and diplomat
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Source marks this term current; not independently verified
- Start: 7 Oct 2024
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
Sahle-Work Zewde
Historical25 Oct 2018 – 7 Oct 2024
President of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 25 Oct 2018
- End: 7 Oct 2024
Portrait: CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · J.Marchand
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Mulatu Teshome
Historical6 Oct 2013 – 25 Oct 2018
former President of Ethiopia
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 6 Oct 2013
- End: 25 Oct 2018
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Kancelaria Premiera from Poland
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
Historical8 Oct 2001 – 7 Oct 2013
former Ethiopian President (1924-2018)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 8 Oct 2001
- End: 7 Oct 2013
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Unknown authorUnknown author / Government of Ethopia
Negasso Gidada
Historical22 Aug 1995 – 8 Oct 2001
Ethiopian President (1943-2019)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 22 Aug 1995
- End: 8 Oct 2001
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Voice of America
Meles Zenawi
Historical28 May 1991 – 22 Aug 1995
Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 28 May 1991
- End: 22 Aug 1995
Portrait: CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · World Economic Forum
Tesfaye Genre Kidan
Historical21 May 1991 – 28 May 1991
Ethiopian politician (1935–2004)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 21 May 1991
- End: 28 May 1991
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Unknown authorUnknown author
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Historical3 Feb 1977 – 21 May 1991
former General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 3 Feb 1977
- End: 21 May 1991
Aman Andom
Historical12 Sept 1974 – 17 Nov 1974
Ethiopian politician (1924-1974)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 12 Sept 1974
- End: 17 Nov 1974
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Unknown authorUnknown author
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Historical17 Nov 1974 – 28 Nov 1974
former General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 17 Nov 1974
- End: 28 Nov 1974
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Tafari Benti
Historical28 Nov 1974 – 3 Feb 1977
Ethiopian military leader and head of state (1921-1977)
Term source (opens in a new tab)Status and date evidence
Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown
- Start: 28 Nov 1974
- End: 3 Feb 1977
Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Unknown authorUnknown author
Sources and coverage
Office and term sources are linked in each record. Portraits link to their Wikimedia Commons file pages with the available licence and attribution.
Coverage notes (3)
- Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster.
- Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain.
- Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.