List of governors of the regions of Ethiopia

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List of governors of the regions of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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This article lists the governors of the regions of Ethiopia, the twelve ethno-linguistically based regional states (plural: kililoch; singular: kilil) and chartered cities (plural: astedader akababiwach; singular: astedader akabibi) of Ethiopia (officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia), formed within the system of ethnic federalism. The regions replaced the provinces in 1992^[1]^[2] under the Transitional Government, the change which was formalised when the 1995 Constitution came into force.^[1]

The governors of the regions are officially styled as President of the Executive Committee or Chief Administrator of the Region.

Regions

Afar

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
1992 to 1995	Habib Ali Mirah	ALF
September 1995 to March 1996	Hanfareh Ali Mirah	ALF
March 1996 to 2015	Ismail Ali Serro	APDO/ANDP
September 2015 to November 2015	Awol Arba	ANDP	1st time, acting
16 November 2015 to 17 December 2018	Seyoum Awel	ANDP
17 December 2018 to present	Awol Arba	ANDP	2nd time

Amhara

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
1992 to October 2000	Addisu Legesse	ANDM
October 2000 to 5 October 2005	Yoseph Reta	ANDM
5 October 2005 to 19 December 2013	Ayalew Gobezie	ANDM
19 December 2013 to 8 March 2019	Gedu Andargachew	ANDM/ADP
8 March 2019 to 22 June 2019	Ambachew Mekonnen	ADP	Killed in a coup attempt
22 June 2019 to 15 July 2019	Lake Ayelew	ADP	Acting President following Mekonnen's assassination
15 July 2019 to 8 November 2020	Temesgen Tiruneh	ADP
8 November 2020 to 30 September 2021	Agegnehu Teshager
30 September 2021 to 25 August 2023	Yilkal Kefale
25 August 2023 to present	Arega Kebede

Benishangul-Gumuz

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation
1993	Atom Mustafa
1993 to 1994	Atieb Ahmed	BPLM
1994 to 1995	Abdu Mohammed	BPLM
July 1995 to November 2008	Yaregal Aysheshum	BGPDUF
November 2008 to 19 May 2016	Ahmed Nasir Ahmed	BGPDP
15 June 2016 to present	Ashadli Hassen	BGPDP

Central Ethiopia

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
19 August 2023 to present		Endashaw Tassew

Gambela

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
1992 to 1997	Okello Ouman	GPDM
August 1997 to 2003	Okello Gnigelo	GPDF
2003 to 2004	Okello Akway
January 2004 to 2005	Keat Tuach Bithow		Acting
29 September 2005 to 16 April 2013	Umed Ubong	GPDM
16 April 2013 to 10 November 2018	Gatluak Tut Koat	GPDM
10 November 2018 to 15 August	Omot Ojullu Obup	GPDM

Harari

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
1993	Gatur
1993 to 1996	Haji Gotu
1996 to September 1999	Abdulahi Idris Ibrahim
September 1999 to September 2000	Gazali Mohammed
September 2000 to October 2000	Nuria Abdulahi		Female
October 2000 to 3 October 2005	Fuad Ibrahim	HNL
3 October 2005 to November 2018	Murad Abdulhadin	HNL
November 2018 to present	Ordin Bedri	PP

Oromia

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation
1992 to 1995	Hassen Ali	OPDO
1995 to 24 July 2001	Kuma Demeksa	OPDP
July 2001 to October 2001	Position vacant
28 October 2001 to 6 October 2005	Junedin Sado (Juneidi Sad)	OPDO
6 October 2005 to September 2010	Abadula Gemeda	OPDO
September 2010 to 17 February 2014	Alemayehu Atomsa	OPDO
27 March 2014 to 23 October 2016	Muktar Kedir	OPDO
23 October 2016 to 18 April 2019	Lemma Megersa	OPDO/ODP
18 April 2019 to present	Shimelis Abdisa	ODP

Sidama

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
9 July 2020 to present		Desta Ledamo

Somali

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
January 1993 to November 1993	Abdulahi Mohamed Sa'adi	ONLF
December 1993 to April 1994	Hassan Jire Kalinle	ONLF
April 1994 to November 1994	Abdulrahman Abd Ghani	n-p
1995 to October 1997	Id Tahir Farah	ESPDP
October 1997 to October 2000	Mohammed Ma'alin Ali	ONLF
October 2000 to 2003	Abdul Reshid Dulane	ESPDP
2003 to 2005	Abdul Jibril	ESPDP	Acting
October 2005 to October 2008	Abdulahi Hassen Mohammed	ESPDP
October 2008 to July 2010	Da'ud Mohamed Ali	ESPDP
July 2010 to 6 August 2018	Abdi Mohamoud Omar ("Abdi Iley")	ESPDP
6 August 2018 to 22 August 2018	Ahmed Abdi Mohamed ("Ilkacase")	ESPDP	Acting
22 August 2018 to present	Mustafa Mohammed Omar ("Cagjar")	ESPDP	Acting

South Ethiopia

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
19 August 2023 to present		Tilahun Kebede

South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
23 November 2021 to present		Negash Wagesho

Tigray

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
1992 to 9 April 2001	Gebru Asrat	TPLF
9 April 2001 to 2010	Tsegay Berhe Hadera	TPLF	Acting to 17 November 2001
2010 to 9 January 2018	Abay Weldu	TPLF
9 January 2018 to 28 November 2020	Debretsion Gebremichael	TPLF	Acting to 24 September 2020; in dissidence from 13 November 2020, during the Tigray war
13 November 2020 to 5 May 2021	Mulu Nega	PB	Chief Executive of the Transitional Government of Tigray
5 May 2021 to 27 June 2021	Abraham Belay	PB	Chief Executive of the Transitional Government of Tigray
28 June 2021 to 3 March 2023	Debretsion Gebremichael	TPLF
23 March 2023 to present	Getachew Reda Kahsay	TPLF	Chief Administrator of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray

Chartered cities

Addis Ababa

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Mayors and Chairmen of Administrative Council
1993 to 1996	Tefera Walwa	ANDM
1996 to 24 January 2003	Ali Abdo	OPDO
24 January 2003 to 9 May 2006	Arkebe Oqubay	TPLF
9 May 2006 to 20 May 2008	Berhane Deressa	n-p	Acting
20 May 2008 to 9 July 2013	Kuma Demeksa	EPRDF
9 July 2013 to 16 July 2018	Diriba Kuma	OPDO
17 July 2018 to 18 August 2020	Takele Uma Banti	ODP
18 August 2020 to present	Adanech Abebe	ODP/PP

Dire Dawa

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Administrator
November 1991 to January 1993	Habatmu Assefa Wakjira	OPDO	Under federal administration (without autonomy)
Chairman of the Provisional Administration
January 1993 to 1995	Ismail Aw Adem	Gurgure, Somali	Under federal administration (without autonomy)
Chairman of Administration Council
1995 to 2003	Solomon Hailu		Under federal administration (without autonomy)
Chief Administrator
2003 to 2006	Fiseha Zerihun	TPLF	Under federal administration (without autonomy) until 2004
Mayors
7 August 2006 to 21 June 2008	Abdulaziz Mohammed	OPDO
21 June 2008 to 2010	Adem Farah	ESPDP
2010 to 2015	Ased Ziad	OPDO
October 2015 to present	Ato Ibrahim Usman	ESPDP

Former regions

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (1992–2023)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
1992 to 2001	Abate Kisho	SEPDF
12 November 2001 to March 2006	Hailemariam Desalegn	SEPDF	Later served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018
March 2006 to July 2013	Shiferaw Shigute	SEPDM
13 July 2013 to 24 July 2018	Dessie Dalke	SEPDM
24 July 2018 to 30 August 2019	Million Mathewos	SEPDM
31 August 2019 to 18 August 2023	Erstu Yirdaw	Prosperity Party

References

^ ^a ^b Vaughan, Sarah (2003). Ethnicity and Power in Ethiopia (Ph.D.). University of Edinburgh. pp. 27–29. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ Praeg, Bertus (2006). Ethiopia and Political Renaissance in Africa. New York: Nova Science. p. 94. ISBN 1-59454-869-2.

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