Hailemariam Desalegn | |
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ኀይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ | |
![]() Hailemariam in 2011 | |
Prime Minister of Ethiopia | |
In office 20 August 2012 – 2 April 2018 Acting: 20 August 2012 – 21 September 2012 Caretaker: 11 March 2018 – 2 April 2018 | |
President | Girma Wolde-Giorgis Mulatu Teshome |
Preceded by | Meles Zenawi |
Succeeded by | Abiy Ahmed |
2nd Chairman of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front | |
In office 16 September 2012 – 15 February 2018[1] | |
Deputy | Demeke Mekonnen |
Preceded by | Meles Zenawi |
Succeeded by | Abiy Ahmed |
11th Chairperson of the African Union | |
In office 27 January 2013 – 30 January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Yayi Boni |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz |
Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia | |
In office 1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
Preceded by | Addisu Legese |
Succeeded by | Demeke Mekonnen Debretsion Gebremichael Muktar Kedir |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
Preceded by | Seyoum Mesfin |
Succeeded by | Tedros Adhanom |
President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region | |
In office 12 November 2001 – March 2006 | |
Preceded by | Abate Kisho |
Succeeded by | Shiferaw Shigute |
Personal details | |
Born | Boloso Sore, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopian Empire | 19 July 1965
Political party | Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement |
Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
Spouse | Roman Tesfaye[2] |
Children | 3 (Dr. Sosina Hailemariam, Yohanna Hailemariam and Bitsit Hailemariam) |
Alma mater | Addis Ababa University Arba Minch University Tampere University of Technology Azusa Pacific University |
Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe (Amharic: ኀይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ ቦሼ; born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as deputy prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Meles Zenawi from 2010 to 2012. After Meles' death in August 2012, Hailemariam succeeded him as prime minister, initially in an acting capacity. He was then elected as the chair of the EPRDF, the ruling party, on 15 September 2012. Hailemariam also served as the chairperson of the African Union from 2013 to 2014.
He submitted his resignation as prime minister and chair of the EPRDF on 15 February 2018 in response to the fallout from mass protests and unrest in 2016.[4] His resignation was accepted on 11 March 2018, but he stayed in office as head of the caretaker government until 2 April 2018. Hailemariam is the first ruler in modern Ethiopian history to step down; previous leaders have died in office or been overthrown.[5] He said he wanted to clear the way for reforms.
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