Ministry of Defense (Ethiopia)

The Ministry of Defense (Amharic: የመከላከያ ሚኒስቴር, romanized: yemekelakeya mīnīsitēri) is a cabinet-level office in charge of defense-related matters of Ethiopia. It oversees the Ethiopian National Defense Force and Ethiopian Defense Industry. The current minister is Abraham Belay.[1]

Ministry of Defense
የመከላከያ ሚኒስቴር
yemekelakeya mīnīsitēri
Agency overview
Formed23 August 1995 (1995-08-23)
JurisdictionEthiopia
Agency executive

This institution can trace its origins back to the Ministry of War, which Emperor Menelik II established in 1907, and made Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis Minister over it.[2] Emperor Haile Selassie re-established the Ministry of War in 1942, making Ras Abebe Aregai its Minister.[3]

The Ministry is headed by a civilian minister which is a requirement of Article 87 of the current constitution of Ethiopia. It was established 23 August 1995 with the passing of Proclamation 4/1995, which also established the other 14 Ministries.[4]

List of ministers

Minister of War

Minister of Defense
No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)		 Term of office Political party Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Abadula Gemeda
(born 1958)		 16 October 2001 2005 3–4 years Oromo Democratic Party
Kuma Demeksa
(born 1958)		 2005 30 October 2008 2–3 years Oromo Democratic Party
Siraj Fegessa
(born 1971)		 30 October 2008 16 October 2018 10 years, 170 days SEPDM
Aisha Mohammed Mussa
(born 1979)		 16 October 2018 18 April 2019 184 days ARDUF
Lemma Megersa
(born 1970)		 18 April 2019 18 August 2020 1 year, 122 days Oromo Democratic Party
Kenea Yadeta 18 August 2020 6 October 2021 1 year, 49 days Independent
Abraham Belay 6 October 2021 Incumbent 208 days Prosperity Party

See also

References

Citations
  1. "Ethiopian parliament approves PM Abiy's new cabinet". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. Zewde, Bahru (2001). A History of Modern Ethiopia (2nd ed.). London: James Currey. p. 115.
  3. Perham 1969, p. 85.
  4. Text of the proclamation (accessed 13 July 2010)
  5. Ginbot 7 2010, p. 6.
  6. Ginbot 7 2010, p. 10.
  7. Ginbot 7 2010, p. 7.
  8. Ginbot 7 2010, p. 8.
  9. Ginbot 7 2010, p. 9.
  10. "Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia Tamrat Layne Admassu will present lecture on "Transformation of Life in Jesus" March 13". Whitworth University. 3 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

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