Prime Minister of Ethiopia

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Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Name in national languages Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā t’ek’ilay mīnīsitir Oromo: Muummeen Ministiraa Itiyoophiyaa Somali: Raysal Wasaaraha Itoobiya Tigrinya: ቀዳማይ ሚኒስተር ኢትዮጵያ k’edamay minister Ítiyop'iya Afar: Itiyoppiya Naharsi Malak
Emblem
Flag of Ethiopia
Incumbent Abiy Ahmed since 2 April 2018
Style	Honourable Prime Minister (Within Ethiopia) Prime Minister (Informal) His Excellency (Diplomatic)
Type	Head of Government
Status	Chair of Council of Ministers Chair of National Security Council Chair of National Economic Council
Abbreviation	PM
Member of	Federal Parliamentary Assembly
Reports to	House of Peoples' Representatives
Residence	Menelik Palace
Appointer	President of Ethiopia
Term length	5 years term unless Federal Parliamentary Assembly dissolved sooner No term limits specified
Precursor	Chief Minister of Ethiopia
Inaugural holder	Habte Giyorgis Dinagde (Chief Minister) Makonnen Endelkachew (Prime Minister)
Formation	1909 (Chief Minister) 1943 (Prime Minister)
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Salary	3,939,808 Ethiopian birr/73,600 USD annually[1]
Website	Prime Minister Office - Ethiopia

Politics of Ethiopia
Constitution Presidency Constitution History President (List) Sahle-Work Zewde
Executive Prime Minister (List) Abiy Ahmed Deputies Debretsion Gebremichael Demeke Mekonnen Muktar Kedir Council of Ministers
Legislature House of Federation House of Peoples' Representatives
Judiciary Federal Supreme Court
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2013 2018 Parliamentary: 2015 2021 NEBE Political parties
Administrative divisions Regions Zones Districts
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Gedu Andargachew Diplomatic missions of / in Ethiopia Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Foreign aid
Related topics Human rights Human Rights Commission Reconciliation Commission Inquiry Board (Tigray War)
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The prime minister of Ethiopia is the head of government and chief executive of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a parliamentary republic with a prime minister as head of the government and the commander-in-chief of the Ethiopian Armed Forces. The prime minister is the most powerful political figure in Ethiopian politics. The official residence of the prime minister is the Menelik Palace in Addis Ababa. The prime minister is elected from the members of the House of Peoples' Representatives and presents a government platform. The prime minister must receive a vote of confidence in the House of Peoples' Representatives to exercise executive power as chief executive. Abiy Ahmed is the third prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, serving since April 2018.