Mengesha Seyoum

Mengesha Seyoum
Governor-General of Tigray
In office
1960 – 12 October 1974
Preceded bySeyum Mangasha
Minister of Public Works and Communications
In office
1958–1960
Governor of Sidamo
In office
1955–1958
Preceded bySeyum Mangasha
Governor of Arsi
In office
1952–1955
Preceded byAsrate Medhin Kassa
Personal details
Born (1927-12-07) 7 December 1927 (age 96)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Political partyEthiopian Democratic Union (1974-1978)
Spouse(s)Princess Aida Desta
(wid. 2013)
ChildrenWoizero Ribka Mengesha
Lij
Mikael Sehul Mengesha
Lij Yohannes Mengesha
Lij Estifanos Mengesha
Lij Jalyee Mengesha
Lij Seyoum Mengesha
Woizero Menen Mengesha

Le'ul Ras Mengesha Seyoum (Amharic: መንገሻ ሥዩም; born 7 December 1927)[citation needed] is a member of the imperial family of the Ethiopian Empire. In 1974, the monarchy was abolished by the Derg, a communist military junta.