List of governors of the regions of Ethiopia
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This article lists the governors of the regions of Ethiopia, the twelve 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 governors of the regions are officially styled as Presidents of the Executive Committee or Chief Administrator of the Region .
Regions
Afar
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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1992 to 1995 | Habib Ali Mirah | ALF | ||
September 1995 to March 1996 | Hanfareh Ali Mirah | ALF | ||
March 1996 to 2015 | Ismail Ali Serro | APDO/ANDP | ||
September 2015 to November 2015 | Awol Arba | ANDP | 1st time, acting | |
16 November 2015 to 17 December 2018 | Seyoum Awel | ANDP | ||
17 December 2018 to present | Awol Arba | ANDP | 2nd time |
Amhara
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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1992 to October 2000 | Addisu Legesse | ANDM | ||
October 2000 to 5 October 2005 | Yoseph Reta | ANDM | ||
5 October 2005 to 19 December 2013 | Ayalew Gobezie | ANDM | ||
19 December 2013 to 8 March 2019 | ![]() |
Gedu Andargachew | ANDM/ADP | |
8 March 2019 to 22 June 2019 | Ambachew Mekonnen | ADP | Killed in a coup attempt | |
22 June 2019 to 15 July 2019 | Lake Ayelew | ADP | Acting President following Mekonnen's assassination | |
15 July 2019 to 8 November 2020 | Temesgen Tiruneh | ADP | ||
8 November 2020 to 30 September 2021 | Agegnehu Teshager | |||
30 September 2021 to 25 August 2023 | Yilkal Kefale | |||
25 August 2023 to present | Arega Kebede |
Benishangul-Gumuz
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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1993 | Atom Mustafa | |||
1993 to 1994 | Atieb Ahmed | BPLM | ||
1994 to 1995 | Abdu Mohammed | BPLM | ||
July 1995 to November 2008 | Yaregal Aysheshum | BGPDUF | ||
November 2008 to 19 May 2016 | Ahmed Nasir Ahmed | BGPDP | ||
15 June 2016 to present | Ashadli Hassen | BGPDP |
Central Ethiopia Regional State
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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19 August 2023 to present | Endashaw Tassew |
Gambela
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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1992 to 1997 | Okello Ouman | GPDM | ||
August 1997 to 2003 | Okello Gnigelo | GPDF | ||
2003 to 2004 | Okello Akway | |||
January 2004 to 2005 | Keat Tuach Bithow | Acting | ||
29 September 2005 to 16 April 2013 | Umed Ubong | GPDM | ||
16 April 2013 to 10 November 2018 | Gatluak Tut Koat | GPDM | ||
10 November 2018 to present | Omot Ojullu Obup | GPDM |
Harari
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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1993 | Gatur | |||
1993 to 1996 | Haji Gotu | |||
1996 to September 1999 | Abdulahi Idris Ibrahim | |||
September 1999 to September 2000 | Gazali Mohammed | |||
September 2000 to October 2000 | Nuria Abdulahi | Female | ||
October 2000 to 3 October 2005 | Fuad Ibrahim | HNL | ||
3 October 2005 to November 2018 | Murad Abdulhadin | HNL | ||
November 2018 to present | Ordin Bedri | Prosperity Party |
Oromia
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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1992 to 1995 | Hassen Ali | OPDO | ||
1995 to 24 July 2001 | Kuma Demeksa | OPDP | ||
July 2001 to October 2001 | Position vacant | |||
28 October 2001 to 6 October 2005 | Junedin Sado (Juneidi Sad) |
OPDO | ||
6 October 2005 to September 2010 | Abadula Gemeda | OPDO | ||
September 2010 to 17 February 2014 | Alemayehu Atomsa | OPDO | ||
27 March 2014 to 23 October 2016 | Muktar Kedir | OPDO | ||
23 October 2016 to 18 April 2019 | ![]() |
Lemma Megersa | OPDO/ODP | |
18 April 2019 to present | ![]() |
Shimelis Abdisa | ODP |
Sidama
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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9 July 2020 to present | Desta Ledamo |
Somali
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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January 1993 to November 1993 | Abdulahi Mohamed Sa'adi | ONLF | ||
December 1993 to April 1994 | Hassan Jire Kalinle | ONLF | ||
April 1994 to November 1994 | Abdulrahman Abd Ghani | n-p | ||
1995 to October 1997 | Id Tahir Farah | ESPDP | ||
October 1997 to October 2000 | Mohammed Ma'alin Ali | ONLF | ||
October 2000 to 2003 | Abdul Reshid Dulane | ESPDP | ||
2003 to 2005 | Abdul Jibril | ESPDP | Acting | |
October 2005 to October 2008 | Abdulahi Hassen Mohammed | ESPDP | ||
October 2008 to July 2010 | Da'ud Mohamed Ali | ESPDP | ||
July 2010 to 6 August 2018 | ![]() |
Abdi Mohamoud Omar ("Abdi Iley") |
ESPDP | |
6 August 2018 to 22 August 2018 | Ahmed Abdi Mohamed ("Ilkacase") |
ESPDP | Acting | |
22 August 2018 to present | ![]() |
Mustafa Mohammed Omar ("Cagjar") |
ESPDP | Acting |
South Ethiopia Regional State
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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19 August 2023 to present | Tilahun Kebede |
South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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23 November 2021 to present | Negash Wagesho |
Tigray
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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1992 to 9 April 2001 | Gebru Asrat | TPLF | ||
9 April 2001 to 2010 | Tsegay Berhe Hadera | TPLF | Acting to 17 November 2001 | |
2010 to 9 January 2018 | Abay Weldu | TPLF | ||
9 January 2018 to 28 November 2020 | ![]() |
Debretsion Gebremichael | TPLF | Acting to 24 September 2020; in dissidence from 13 November 2020, during the Tigray War |
13 November 2020 to 5 May 2021 | Mulu Nega | PB | Chief Executive of the Transitional Government of Tigray | |
5 May 2021 to 27 June 2021 | Abraham Belay | PB | ||
28 June 2021 to 3 March 2023 | ![]() |
Debretsion Gebremichael | TPLF | |
23 March 2023 to present | ![]() |
Getachew Reda Kahsay | TPLF | Chief Administrator of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray |
Chartered cities
Addis Ababa
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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Mayors and Chairmen of Administrative Council | ||||
1993 to 1996 | Tefera Walwa | ANDM | ||
1996 to 24 January 2003 | Ali Abdo | OPDO | ||
24 January 2003 to 9 May 2006 | Arkebe Oqubay | TPLF | ||
9 May 2006 to 20 May 2008 | Berhane Deressa | n-p | Acting | |
20 May 2008 to 9 July 2013 | Kuma Demeksa | EPRDF | ||
9 July 2013 to 16 July 2018 | Diriba Kuma | OPDO | ||
17 July 2018 to 18 August 2020 | Takele Uma Banti | ODP | ||
18 August 2020 to present | Adanech Abebe | ODP/PP |
Dire Dawa
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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Administrator | ||||
November 1991 to January 1993 | Habatmu Assefa Wakjira | OPDO | Under federal administration (without autonomy) | |
Chairman of the Provisional Administration | ||||
January 1993 to 1995 | Ismail Aw Adem | Gurgure, Somali | Under federal administration (without autonomy) | |
Chairman of Administration Council | ||||
1995 to 2003 | Solomon Hailu | Under federal administration (without autonomy) | ||
Chief Administrator | ||||
2003 to 2006 | Fiseha Zerihun | TPLF | Under federal administration (without autonomy) until 2004 | |
Mayors | ||||
7 August 2006 to 21 June 2008 | Abdulaziz Mohammed | OPDO | ||
21 June 2008 to 2010 | Adem Farah | ESPDP | ||
2010 to 2015 | Ased Ziad | OPDO | ||
October 2015 to present | Ato Ibrahim Usman | ESPDP |
Former regions
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (1992-2023)
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Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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1992 to 2001 | Abate Kisho | SEPDF | ||
12 November 2001 to March 2006 | ![]() |
Hailemariam Desalegn | SEPDF | Later served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018 |
March 2006 to July 2013 | Shiferaw Shigute | SEPDM | ||
13 July 2013 to 24 July 2018 | Dessie Dalke | SEPDM | ||
24 July 2018 to 30 August 2019 | Million Mathewos | SEPDM | ||
31 August 2019 to 18 August 2023 | Erstu Yirdaw | Prosperity Party |
See also
References
- ^ a b Vaughan, Sarah (2003). Ethnicity and Power in Ethiopia (Ph.D.). University of Edinburgh. pp. 27–29. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Praeg, Bertus (2006). Ethiopia and Political Renaissance in Africa. New York: Nova Science. p. 94. ISBN 1-59454-869-2.