Samora Yunis

Samora Muhammad Yunis
Gen. Samora Yunis in 2013
Native name
ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ
Born1949 (age 75–76)
Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire
AllegianceEthiopia
Service / branchEthiopian National Defence Forces
RankGeneral
CommandsChief of General Staff
Battles / warsEthiopian Civil War
Insurgency in Ogaden
Eritrean-Ethiopian War
Somali Civil War (2006-2009)

Samora Muhammad Yunis (Amharic: ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ) is an Ethiopian military officer. Born in the Tigray Region in the north of the country, Yunis rose to be a four-star general in the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and eventually Chief of the General Staff in 2001.[1][2] He would serve until 2018.[2]

  1. ^ Gebru Tareke, The Ethiopian Revolution: War in the Horn of Africa (New Haven: Yale University, 2009), p. 105 ISBN 978-0-300-14163-4
  2. ^ a b Fantahun, Arefaynie (7 June 2018). "Seare Mekonnen Named Ethiopian Military's Chief of Staff". Ethiopia Observer. Retrieved 6 August 2018.