 | A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (October 2019) |
Meaza Ashenafi | |
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| መዓዛ አሸናፊ | |
 Meaza in 2018 | |
| President of the Federal Supreme Court | |
| In office 1 November 2018 – 17 January 2023 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Deputy | Solomon Areda |
| Preceded by | Dagne Melaku |
| Succeeded by | Tewodros Mihret |
| Judge of Federal High Court of Ethiopia | |
| In office 1989–1992 | |
| Legal Adviser Committee on 1995 Ethiopian Constitution | |
| Founding Executive Director Ethiopian Women Lawyer's Association (EWLA) | |
| In office 1996–2005 | |
| Founder and Chairperson of Enat Bank | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Adviser on Gender and Women's Rights United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) | |
| In office 2012–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1964 Asosa, Gojjam Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia) |
| Spouse | Araya Asfaw |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Connecticut (MA) Addis Ababa University (LLB) |
| Occupation | |
Meaza Ashenafi (born 25 July 1964)[1] is an Ethiopian lawyer. In November 2018, she was appointed by the Federal Parliamentary Assembly as President of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia until her resignation on 17 January 2023.[2]
- ^ "Pioneer African Women in Law".
- ^ Paul Schemm (November 1, 2018), Women’s rights activist named to head Ethiopia’s Supreme Court Washington Post.