Hailemariam Desalegn

Hailemariam Desalegn
ኀይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ
Hailemariam in 2011
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
In office
20 August 2012 – 2 April 2018
Acting: 20 August 2012 – 21 September 2012
Caretaker: 11 March 2018 – 2 April 2018
PresidentGirma Wolde-Giorgis
Mulatu Teshome
Preceded byMeles Zenawi
Succeeded byAbiy Ahmed
2nd Chairman of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
In office
16 September 2012 – 15 February 2018[1]
DeputyDemeke Mekonnen
Preceded byMeles Zenawi
Succeeded byAbiy Ahmed
11th Chairperson of the African Union
In office
27 January 2013 – 30 January 2014
Preceded byYayi Boni
Succeeded byMohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia
In office
1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012
Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi
Preceded byAddisu Legese
Succeeded byDemeke Mekonnen
Debretsion Gebremichael
Muktar Kedir
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012
Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi
Preceded bySeyoum Mesfin
Succeeded byTedros Adhanom
President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
In office
12 November 2001 – March 2006
Preceded byAbate Kisho
Succeeded byShiferaw Shigute
Personal details
Born (1965-07-19) 19 July 1965 (age 59)
Boloso Sore, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopian Empire
Political partySouthern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement
Other political
affiliations
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
SpouseRoman Tesfaye[2]
Children3 (Dr. Sosina Hailemariam, Yohanna Hailemariam and Bitsit Hailemariam)
Alma materAddis Ababa University
Arba Minch University
Tampere University of Technology
Azusa Pacific University
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Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe (Amharic: ኀይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ ቦሼ; born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as deputy prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Meles Zenawi from 2010 to 2012. After Meles' death in August 2012, Hailemariam succeeded him as prime minister, initially in an acting capacity. He was then elected as the chair of the EPRDF, the ruling party, on 15 September 2012. Hailemariam also served as the chairperson of the African Union from 2013 to 2014.

He submitted his resignation as prime minister and chair of the EPRDF on 15 February 2018 in response to the fallout from mass protests and unrest in 2016.[4] His resignation was accepted on 11 March 2018, but he stayed in office as head of the caretaker government until 2 April 2018. Hailemariam is the first ruler in modern Ethiopian history to step down; previous leaders have died in office or been overthrown.[5] He said he wanted to clear the way for reforms.

  1. ^ "Ethiopia PM in surprise resignation". BBC News. 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Hailemariam Desalegn's Biography". Durame News Online. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. ^ "A Oneness Pentecostal - Making a Difference". 9 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Ethiopia PM Hailemariam Desalegn in surprise resignation". BBC News. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Ethiopians protesting state of emergency shut down capital, Oromia region - France 24". 6 March 2018.