Birhanu Jula Gelalcha | |
|---|---|
Birhaanuu Julaa Galaalchaa | |
.jpg) Birhanu in 2019 | |
| Chief of General Staff | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2020 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde Taye Atske Selassie |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Deputy | General Abebaw Tadesse |
| Preceded by | General Adem Mohammed |
| Force Commander, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei | |
| In office 21 November 2014 – 15 January 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Ban Ki-moon |
| Preceded by | Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam |
| Succeeded by | Hassen Ebrahim Mussa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Birhanu Jula Gelalcha 1965 Aris, Ethiopian Empire |
| Children | 3 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ethiopia |
| Branch/service | Ethiopian Ground Forces |
| Rank | .svg){kind=small} Field Marshal |
| Battles/wars | Eritrean–Ethiopian War Tigray War War in Amhara |
Birhanu Jula Gelalcha (Amharic: ብርሃኑ ጁላ, born 1965) is an Ethiopian field marshal who is the current Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force since 4 November 2020. He served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from 2014 to 2016.[1]
- ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Major General Birhanu Jula Birhanu of Ethiopia Force Commander of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei". United Nations. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2022.