Hailemariam Desalegn

Hailemariam Desalegn
ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ
15th Prime Minister of Ethiopia
In office
20 August 2012 – 15 February 2018[1]
PresidentGirma Wolde-Giorgis
Mulatu Teshome
Preceded byMeles Zenawi
Succeeded byAbiy Ahmed
2nd Chairman of the EPRDF
In office
16 September 2012 – 15 February 2018[1]
DeputyDemeke Mekonnen
Preceded byMeles Zenawi
Succeeded byAbiy Ahmed
Chairperson of the African Union
In office
27 January 2013 – 30 January 2014
Preceded byYayi Boni
Succeeded byMohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia
In office
1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012
Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi
Preceded byAddisu Legese
Succeeded byDemeke Mekonnen
Debretsion Gebremichael
Muktar Kedir
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012
Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi
Preceded bySeyoum Mesfin
Succeeded byTedros Adhanom
President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
In office
12 November 2001 – March 2006
Preceded byAbate Kisho
Succeeded byShiferaw Shigute
Personal details
Born (1965-07-19) 19 July 1965
Boloso Sore, Ethiopia
Political partySouthern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement
Other political
affiliations		Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Spouse(s)Roman Tesfaye [2]
Alma materAddis Ababa University
Arba Minch University
Tampere University of Technology
Azusa Pacific University

Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe (Amharic: ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ) (born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician. He became Prime Minister of Ethiopia in July 2012 after the death of then-Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. He resigned on 15 February 2018 after mass protests and civil unrest.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ethiopia PM Hailemariam Desalegn in surprise resignation". BBC News. 15 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hailemariam Desalegn's Biography". Durame News Online. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ethiopia PM Hailemariam Desalegn in surprise resignation". BBC News. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.


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