Abiy Ahmed

Abiy Ahmed
አብይ አህመድ Abiyyi Ahimad
12th Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 April 2018
President	Mulatu Teshome Sahle-Work Zewde
Deputy	Demeke Mekonnen
Preceded by	Hailemariam Desalegn
3rd Chairman of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 March 2018
Deputy	Demeke Mekonnen
Preceded by	Hailemariam Desalegn
Leader of the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization
Incumbent
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	(1976-08-15) 15 August 1976 (age 47) 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 ZzzzTechnology 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]

1. ↑ "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)
2. ↑ "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)
3. ↑ "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.
4. ↑ "Abiy Ahmed Ali - Facts - 2019". Nobel Prize. October 11, 2019. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
5. ↑ "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.
6. ↑ "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.
7. ↑ "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.
8. ↑ "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.
9. ↑ "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.
10. ↑ "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.