Habte Giyorgis Dinagde | |
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| Chief Minister | |
| In office 1906–1926 | |
| Monarchs | Lij Iyasu Zewditu I |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Tafari Makonnen |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 1896–1926 | |
| Monarch | Menelik II |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Mulugeta Yeggazu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1851 Shewa |
| Died | 8 December 1926 (aged 75–76) Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ethiopian Empire |
| Battles/wars | First Italo-Ethiopian War
Battle of Segale (1916) Menelik's Expansions |
Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis Dinagde (Amharic: ሀብተ ጊዮርጊስ ዲነግዴ; ; c. 1851 – 12 December 1926) also known by his horse name Abba Mechal was an Ethiopian military commander and government official who, among several other posts, served as President of the Council of Ministers and as Minister of War during the reigns of Menelik II, Zewditu and Haile Selassie. He was also Shum or Governor of Borena, Ibat, and Mecha.[1]
- ^ Tsehai Berhane-Selassie, Ethiopian Warriorhood: Defence, Land and Society, 1800-1941 (Eastern Africa Series)