Habte Giyorgis Dinagde

Habte Giyorgis Dinagde
Chief Minister
In office 1906–1926
Monarchs	Lij Iyasu Zewditu I
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Tafari Makonnen
Minister of War
In office 1896–1926
Monarch	Menelik II
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Mulugeta Yeggazu
Personal details
Born	c. 1851 Southwest Shewa
Died	8 December 1926(1926-12-08) (aged 75–76) Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Occupation	Military officer diplomat court official
Military service
Allegiance	Ethiopian Empire
Battles/wars	First Italo-Ethiopian War Battle of Adwa Battle of Segale (1916) Menelik's Expansions

Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis Dinagde (Amharic: ሀብተ ጊዮርጊስ ዲነግዴ; ; c. 1851 – 12 December 1926) also known by his horse name Abba Mechal was an Ethiopian military commander and government official who, among several other posts, served as President of the Council of Ministers and as Minister of War during the reigns of Menelik II, Zewditu and Haile Selassie. He was also Shum or Governor of Borena, Ibat, and Mecha.^[1]