Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)

Chief of the General Staff of Ethiopian National Defense Force
የኢትዮጵያ ጦር ኃይሎች ጠቅላይ ሹም
Incumbent
Field Marshal General
Birhanu Jula
since 4 November 2020
Ministry of Defense
Member ofNational Security Council
Reports toMinistry of Defense
NominatorPrime Minister of Ethiopia
AppointerPresident of Ethiopia

The Chief of General Staff (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ጦር ኃይሎች ጠቅላይ ሹም, romanizedYe’ītiyop’iya t’ori ḫayilochi t’ek’ilayi shumi) is the professional head of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. The chief is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Ethiopian military. The current Chief of General Staff is Field marshal general Birhanu Jula who was appointed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on 4 November 2020 succeeding General Adem Mohammed.[1]

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