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The Regions and Chartered Cities of Ethiopia, their respective flags, their capitals, and their largest cities.
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 Governors of the Regions are officially styled as Presidents of the Executive Committee .
Regions [ ]
Afar [ ]
Map of the Afar Region (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Tenure
Portrait
Incumbent
Affiliation
Notes
1992? to 1995
ALF
September 1995 to March 1996
ALF
March 1996 to 2015
APDO/ANDP
September 2015 to November 2015
ANDP
1st time, acting
16 November 2015 to 17 December 2018
ANDP
17 December 2018 to present
ANDP
2nd time
Amhara [ ]
Map of the Amhara Region (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Tenure
Portrait
Incumbent
Affiliation
Notes
1992 to October 2000
Addisu Legesse
ANDM
October 2000 to 5 October 2005
ANDM
5 October 2005 to 19 December 2013
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
ADP
Acting President following Mekonnen's assassination
15 July 2019 to 30 September 2021
Temesgen Tiruneh
ADP
30 September 2021 to present
Benishangul-Gumuz [ ]
Map of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Tenure
Portrait
Incumbent
Affiliation
Notes
1993
1993 to 1994
BPLM
1994 to 1995
BPLM
July 1995 to November 2008
BGPDUF
November 2008 to 19 May 2016
15 June 2016 to present
BGPDP
Gambela [ ]
Map of the Gambela Region (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Tenure
Portrait
Incumbent
Affiliation
Notes
1992 to 1997
GPDM
August 1997 to 2003
2003 to 2004
January 2004 to 2005
Acting
29 September 2005 to 16 April 2013
GPDM
16 April 2013 to 10 November 2018
GPDM
10 November 2018 to present
GPDM
Harari [ ]
Further information: Harari Region
Map of the Harari Region (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Tenure
Portrait
Incumbent
Affiliation
Notes
1993
1993 to 1996
1996 to September 1999
September 1999 to September 2000
September 2000 to October 2000
Female
October 2000 to 3 October 2005
HNL
3 October 2005 to present
HNL
Oromia [ ]
Further information: Oromia Region
Map of the Oromia Region (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Sidama [ ]
Further information: Sidama Region
Map of the Sidama Region (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Tenure
Portrait
Incumbent
Affiliation
Notes
9 July 2020 to present
Somali [ ]
Map of the Somali Region (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Tenure
Portrait
Incumbent
Affiliation
Notes
January 1993 to November 1993
Abdulahi Mohamed Sa'adi
ONLF
December 1993 to April 1994
ONLF
April 1994 to November 1994
Abdulrahman Abd Ghani
n-p
1995 to October 1997
ESPDP
October 1997 to October 2000
ONLF
October 2000 to 2003
ESPDP
2003 to 2005
ESPDP
Acting
October 2005 to October 2008
ESPDP
October 2008 to July 2010
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 West Ethiopia Peoples' Region [ ]
Map of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Tenure
Portrait
Incumbent
Affiliation
Notes
23 November 2021 to present
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' [ ]
Map of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Tenure
Portrait
Incumbent
Affiliation
Notes
1992 to 2001
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
SEPDM
13 July 2013 to 24 July 2018
SEPDM
24 July 2018 to 30 August 2019
SEPDM
|31 August 2019 to Present ||||||Prosperity party|||}
Tigray [ ]
Map of the Tigray Region (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Chartered cities [ ]
Addis Ababa [ ]
Map of Addis Ababa (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Dire Dawa [ ]
Map of Dire Dawa (
red ) within Ethiopia.
Tenure
Portrait
Incumbent
Affiliation
Notes
Administrator
November 1991 to January 1993
OPDO
Under federal administration (without autonomy )
Chairman of the Provisional Administration
January 1993 to 1995
Under federal administration (without autonomy )
Chairman of Administration Council
1995 to 2003
Under federal administration (without autonomy )
Chief Administrator
2003 to 2006
TPLF
Under federal administration (without autonomy ) until 2004
Mayors
7 August 2006 to 21 June 2008
Abdulaziz Mohammed
OPDO
21 June 2008 to 2010
ESPDP
2010 to 2015
OPDO
October 2015 to present
ESPDP
See also [ ]
Africa portal
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 .
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