List of Governors of the Regions of Ethiopia

This article lists the Governors of the Regions of Ethiopia, the eleven ethno-linguistically based regional states (plural: kililoch; singular: kilil) and chartered cities (plural: astedader akababiwach; singular: astedader akabibi) of Ethiopia (officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia), formed within the system of ethnic federalism. The Regions replaced the Provinces in 1992[1][2] under the Transitional Government, the change which was formalised when the 1995 Constitution came into force.[1]

The Regions of Ethiopia.
The Regions and Chartered Cities of Ethiopia, their respective flags, their capitals, and their largest cities.

The Governors of the Regions are officially styled as Presidents of the Executive Committee.

List

Afar

Map of the Afar Region (red) within Ethiopia.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
1992? to 1995Habib Ali MirahALF
September 1995 to March 1996Hanfareh Ali MirahALF
March 1996 to 2015Ismail Ali SerroAPDO/ANDP
September 2015 to November 2015Awol ArbaANDP1st time, acting
16 November 2015 to 17 December 2018Seyoum AwelANDP
17 December 2018 to presentAwol ArbaANDP2nd time

Amhara

Map of the Amhara Region (red) within Ethiopia.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
1992 to October 2000Addisu LegesseANDM
October 2000 to 5 October 2005Yoseph RetaANDM
5 October 2005 to 19 December 2013Ayalew GobezieANDM
19 December 2013 to 8 March 2019Gedu AndargachewANDM/ADP
8 March 2019 to 22 June 2019Ambachew MekonnenADPKilled in a coup attempt
22 June 2019 to 15 July 2019Lake AyelewADPActing President following Mekonnen's assassination
15 July 2019 to presentTemesgen TirunehADP

Benishangul-Gumuz

Map of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region (red) within Ethiopia.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
1993Atom Mustafa
1993 to 1994Atieb AhmedBPLM
1994 to 1995Abdu MohammedBPLM
July 1995 to November 2008Yaregal AysheshumBGPDUF
November 2008 to 19 May 2016Ahmed Nasir AhmedBGPDP
15 June 2016 to presentAshadli HassenBGPDP

Gambela

Map of the Gambela Region (red) within Ethiopia.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
1992 to 1997Okello OumanGPDM
August 1997 to 2003Okello GnigeloGPDF
2003 to 2004Okello Akway
January 2004 to 2005Keat Tuach BithowActing
29 September 2005 to 16 April 2013Umed UbongGPDM
16 April 2013 to 10 November 2018Gatluak Tut KoatGPDM
10 November 2018 to presentOmot Ojullu ObupGPDM

Harari

Map of the Harari Region (red) within Ethiopia.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
1993Gatur
1993 to 1996Haji Gotu
1996 to September 1999Abdulahi Idris Ibrahim
September 1999 to September 2000Gazali Mohammed
September 2000 to October 2000Nuria AbdulahiFemale
October 2000 to 3 October 2005Fuad IbrahimHNL
3 October 2005 to presentMurad AbdulhadinHNL

Oromia

Map of the Oromia Region (red) within Ethiopia.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
1992 to 1995Hassen AliOPDO
1995 to 24 July 2001Kuma DemeksaOPDP
July 2001 to October 2001Position vacant
28 October 2001 to 6 October 2005Junedin Sado
(Juneidi Sad)
OPDO
6 October 2005 to September 2010Abadula GemedaOPDO
September 2010 to 17 February 2014Alemayehu AtomsaOPDO
27 March 2014 to 23 October 2016Muktar KedirOPDO
23 October 2016 to 18 April 2019Lemma MegersaOPDO/ODP
18 April 2019 to presentShimelis AbdisaODP

Sidama

Map of the Sidama Region (red) within Ethiopia.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
9 July 2020 to presentDesta Ledamo

Somali

Map of the Somali Region (red) within Ethiopia.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
January 1993 to November 1993Abdulahi Mohamed Sa'adiONLF
December 1993 to April 1994Hassan Jire KalinleONLF
April 1994 to November 1994Abdulrahman Abd Ghanin-p
1995 to October 1997Id Tahir FarahESPDP
October 1997 to October 2000Mohammed Ma'alin AliONLF
October 2000 to 2003Abdul Reshid DulaneESPDP
2003 to 2005Abdul JibrilESPDPActing
October 2005 to October 2008Abdulahi Hassen MohammedESPDP
October 2008 to July 2010Da'ud Mohamed AliESPDP
July 2010 to 6 August 2018Abdi Mohamed Omar
("Abdi Iley")
ESPDP
6 August 2018 to 22 August 2018Ahmed Abdi Mohamed
("Ilkacase")
ESPDPActing
22 August 2018 to presentMustafa CagjarESPDPActing

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples'

Map of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (red) within Ethiopia.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
1992 to 2001Abate KishoSEPDF
12 November 2001 to March 2006Hailemariam DesalegnSEPDFLater served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018
March 2006 to July 2013Shiferaw ShigutieSEPDM
13 July 2013 to 24 July 2018Dessie DalkeSEPDM
24 July 2018 to presentMillion MathewosSEPDM

Tigray

Map of the Tigray Region (red) within Ethiopia.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
1992 to 9 April 2001Gebru AsratTPLF
9 April 2001 to 2010Tsegay BerheTPLFActing to 17 November 2001
2010 to 9 January 2018Abay WelduTPLF
9 January 2018 to 28 November 2020Debretsion GebremichaelTPLFActing to 24 September 2020; in dissidence from 28 November 2020, after the fall of Mekelle during the Tigray conflict

Addis Ababa

Map of Addis Ababa (red) within Ethiopia.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
Mayors and Chairmen of Administrative Council
1993 to 1996Tefera WalwaANDM
1996 to 24 January 2003Ali AbdoOPDO
24 January 2003 to 9 May 2006Arkebe OqubayTPLF
9 May 2006 to 20 May 2008Birhane Deressan-pActing
20 May 2008 to 9 July 2013Kuma DemeksaEPRDF
9 July 2013 to 16 July 2018Diriba KumaOPDO
17 July 2018 to 18 August 2020Takele Uma Banti
18 August 2020 to presentAdanech Abiebie

Dire Dawa

Map of Dire Dawa (red) within Ethiopia.
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
Administrator
November 1991 to January 1993Habatmu Assefa WakjiraOPDOUnder federal administration (without autonomy)
Chairman of the Provisional Administration
January 1993 to 1995Ismail Aw AdemUnder federal administration (without autonomy)
Chairman of Administration Council
1995 to 2003Solomon HailuUnder federal administration (without autonomy)
Chief Administrator
2003 to 2006Fiseha ZerihunTPLFUnder federal administration (without autonomy) until 2004
Mayors
7 August 2006 to 21 June 2008Abdulaziz MohammedOPDO
21 June 2008 to 2010Adem FarahESPDP
2010 to 2015Ased ZiadOPDO
October 2015 to presentAto Ibrahim UsmanESPDP

See also

References

  1. Vaughan, Sarah (2003). Ethnicity and Power in Ethiopia (Ph.D.). University of Edinburgh. pp. 27–29. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. Praeg, Bertus (2006). Ethiopia and Political Renaissance in Africa. New York: Nova Science. p. 94. ISBN 1-59454-869-2.
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