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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 under the Transitional Government, the change which was formalised when the 1995 Constitution came into force.

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

Regions

Afar

Tenure	Portrait	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	Portrait	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

Central Ethiopia

Gambela

Harari

Oromia

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
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

Somali

Tenure	Portrait	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

South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region

Tigray

Tenure	Portrait	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
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	Portrait	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

Former regions

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

Tenure	Portrait	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

See also

• Flags and emblems of the regions of Ethiopia
• Subdivisions of Ethiopia

References

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

External links

• World Statesmen – Ethiopia (Regional States)

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