Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ
Tedros in 2018
8th Director-General of the World Health Organization
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 July 2017
DeputyZsuzsanna Jakab
Michael Ryan
Preceded byMargaret Chan
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
29 November 2012 – 1 November 2016
Prime MinisterHailemariam Desalegn
Preceded byBerhane Gebre-Christos (acting)
Succeeded byWorkneh Gebeyehu
Minister of Health
In office
12 October 2005 – 29 November 2012
Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi
Hailemariam Desalegn
Preceded byKebede Tadesse
Succeeded byKesetebirhan Admasu
Personal details
Born (1965-03-03) 3 March 1965 (age 59)
Asmara, Ethiopia (present-day Eritrea)
Political partyTigray People's Liberation Front
Children5
Education
University of Asmara (BS)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MS)
University of Nottingham (PhD)
Signature
Scientific career
FieldsCommunity health
Thesis The effects of dams on malaria transmission in Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia, and appropriate control measures  (2000)

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Tigrinya: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelt ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ;[1][a] born 3 March 1965)[2] is an Ethiopian[2] public health official, researcher,[3] diplomat, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017.[4][5] He is the first African to become WHO Director-General,[6] receiving an endorsement for the role by the African Union.[7] Tedros played a role in the response to the Ebola virus epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak.

Prior to serving as Director-General, he held two high-level positions in the government of Ethiopia: Minister of Health from 2005 to 2012[8] and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016.[9][10] Tedros was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.[11]

  1. ^ "ስለምንታይ እየን ሃብታማት ሃገራት ነተን ኣብ ምምዕባል ንዝርከባ ሃገራት ክታበት ዝዓግተአን ዘለዋ?". BBC News ትግርኛ (in Tigrinya). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus" (PDF). World Health Organization. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ Ghebreyesus, T. A; Haile, M.; Witten, K. H; Getachew, A.; Yohannes, A. M; Yohannes, M.; Teklehaimanot, H. D; Lindsay, S. W; Byass, P. (11 September 1999). "Incidence of malaria among children living near dams in northern Ethiopia: community based incidence survey". BMJ. 319 (7211): 663–666. doi:10.1136/bmj.319.7211.663. PMC 28216. PMID 10480820.
  4. ^ Branswell, Helen (23 May 2017). "Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected new head of WHO". STAT. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Dr Tedros takes office as WHO Director-General". World Health Organization. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ^ Ducharme, Jamie (21 November 2019). "World Health Organization Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Never Stops Worrying". Time. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tedros CV UN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Transforming Health Care in Ethiopia: An Interview with Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu". Boston Consulting Group. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  9. ^ "His Excelency Dr Tedros Adhanom G/Eyesus". FDRE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1 of 2). 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016.
  10. ^ "His Excelency Dr Tedros Adhanom G/Eyesus". FDRE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2 of 2). 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved 23 September 2020.


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