Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael

Major General
Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael
Force Commander, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
In office
23 February 2017 – 4 April 2018
Nominated byAntónio Guterres
Preceded byHassen Ebrahim Mussa
Succeeded byGebre Adhana Woldezgu
Personal details
BornEthiopia
NationalityEthiopia Ethiopian

Major General Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael is a general with the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). He served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from 2017–2018.[1]

Major General Tesfay was appointed as Force Commander of UNISFA on 23 February 2017 by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.[2] During his tenure, he launched an environmental cleaning campaign in the town of Abeyi, intended to enhance the community and remove breeding sites for pests.[3] He was succeeded on 4 April 2018 by Major General Gebre Adhana Woldezgu.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Secretary-General Appoints Major General Gebre Adhana Woldezgu of Ethiopia as Force Commander for United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  2. ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Major General Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael of Ethiopia Force Commander, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  3. ^ "UNISFA launches cleaning campaign in Abyei town - Sudan". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2019-07-14.