Prime Minister of Ethiopia

Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Name in national languages
  • Amharic:የኢትዮጵያ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር
    Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā t’ek’ilay mīnīsitir
    Oromo:Muummeen Ministiraa Itiyoophiyaa
    Somali:Raysal Wasaaraha Itoobiya
    Tigrinya:ቀዳማይ ሚኒስተር ኢትዮጵያ
    k’edamay minister Ítiyop'iya
    Afar:Itiyoppiya Naharsi Malak
Emblem
Flag of Ethiopia
Incumbent
Abiy Ahmed
since 2 April 2018
StyleHonourable Prime Minister
(Within Ethiopia)
Prime Minister
(Informal)
His Excellency
(Diplomatic)
TypeHead of Government
StatusChair of Council of Ministers
Chair of National Security Council
Chair of National Economic Council
AbbreviationPM
Member ofFederal Parliamentary Assembly
Reports toHouse of Peoples' Representatives
ResidenceMenelik Palace
AppointerHouse of Peoples' Representatives
Term length5 years term unless Federal Parliamentary Assembly dissolved sooner
No term limits specified
PrecursorChief Minister of Ethiopia
Inaugural holderHabte Giyorgis Dinagde
(Chief Minister)
Makonnen Endelkachew
(Prime Minister)
Formation1909 (Chief Minister)
1943 (Prime Minister)
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Salary3,939,808 Ethiopian birr/73,600 USD annually[1]
WebsitePrime Minister Office - Ethiopia

The prime minister of Ethiopia is the head of government and chief executive of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a parliamentary republic with a prime minister as head of the government and the commander-in-chief of the Ethiopian Armed Forces. The prime minister is the most powerful political figure in Ethiopian politics. The official residence of the prime minister is the Menelik Palace in Addis Ababa. The prime minister is elected from the members of the House of Peoples' Representatives and presents a government platform. The prime minister must receive a vote of confidence in the House of Peoples' Representatives to exercise executive power as chief executive. Abiy Ahmed is the third prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, serving since April 2018.

  1. ^ Today, Latest Africa News, Headlines & Top Stories (5 November 2018). "African Leaders With The Lowest Salaries". Archived from the original on 22 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)