Yilkal Kefale

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by Asres given name, Yilkal, and not as Kefale.
Yilkal Kefale
ይልቃል ክፍያለ
Chief Administrator of Amhara Region
In office
30 September 2021 – 25 August 2023
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byTemesgen Tiruneh
Succeeded byArega Kebede
Personal details
BornAchefer, Ethiopia
Political partyProsperity Party
Other political
affiliations		Amhara Democratic Party
Alma materAddis Ababa University

Yilkal Kefale Asres (Amharic: ይልቃል ክፍያለ) is an Ethiopian politician who had served as the governor of the Amhara Region from 2021 to 2023. He was elected as president on 30 September 2021 by State Council of Amhara proposed by the ruling party Prosperity Party.[1] He had previously served as head of Education Bureau of Amhara Regional State.[2][3]

  1. ^ "State Council of Amhara Elects Dr. Yilkal Kefale to Lead Region – Ethiopian Monitor". 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  2. ^ "Amhara State Council Names Dr. Yilkal Kefale President". August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Amhara State Council Elects Yilkal Kefale President". Welcome to Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2023-08-08.