Ministry of Defense (Ethiopia)

Ministry of Defense
የመከላከያ ሚኒስቴር; yemekelakeya mīnīsitēri
Agency overview
Formed	23 August 1995
Jurisdiction	Ethiopia
Agency executive	Abraham Belay;

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]

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[]

Habte Giyorgis: 1907 – ?
Mulugeta Yeggazu: 1926 - 1936
Abebe Aregai: 1942 – ?
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Abebe Aregai: 1947–1949
Abiye Abebe: 1949 – ?

Minister of Defense[]

Abebe Aregai:1955 – 17 December 1960
Abiye Abebe: 28 February 1974 – 22 July 1974
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Aman Andom^[7]
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Tesfaye Gebre Kidan^[9]
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Tamrat Layne^[10]
Abadula Gemeda: 16 October 2001 – 2005
Kuma Demeksa: 2005 – 30 October 2008
Siraj Fegessa: 30 October 2008 – 16 October 2018
Aisha Mohammed Mussa: 16 October 2018 – 18 April 2019
Lemma Megersa: 18 April 2019 – 18 August 2020
Kenea Yadeta: 18 August 2020 – 6 October 2021
Abraham Belay: 6 October 2021 – Present

References[]

Citations[]

^ "Ethiopian parliament approves PM Abiy's new cabinet". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ Zewde, Bahru (2001). A History of Modern Ethiopia (2nd ed.). London: James Currey. p. 115.
^ ^a ^b Perham 1969, p. 85.
^ Text of the proclamation^{[permanent dead link]} (accessed 13 July 2010)
^ ^a ^b ^c Ginbot 7 2010, p. 6.
^ Ginbot 7 2010, p. 10.
^ Ginbot 7 2010, p. 7.
^ Ginbot 7 2010, p. 8.
^ ^a ^b Ginbot 7 2010, p. 9.
^ "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.

Bibliography[]

Perham, Margary (1969). The Government of Ethiopia (2nd ed.). London: Faber and Faber.
Ginbot 7 (12 February 2010). "The Ethiopian Military Leadership Under Haile Selassie and Derge Regimes" (PDF). Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy. Retrieved 23 June 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[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.

[FOOTNOTEPerham196985-3] Perham 1969, p. 85.

[4] Text of the proclamation^{[permanent dead link]} (accessed 13 July 2010)

[FOOTNOTEGinbot_720106-5] Ginbot 7 2010, p. 6.

[FOOTNOTEGinbot_7201010-6] Ginbot 7 2010, p. 10.

[FOOTNOTEGinbot_720107-7] Ginbot 7 2010, p. 7.

[FOOTNOTEGinbot_720108-8] Ginbot 7 2010, p. 8.

[FOOTNOTEGinbot_720109-9] 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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