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Sahle-Work Zewde (Amharic: ሣህለ ወርቅ ዘውዴ, born 21 February 1950) is an Ethiopian diplomat who served as president of Ethiopia from 2018 to 2024, the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as president unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly on 25 October 2018. [1]
Since the formal establishment of the office of president in 1987, there have been 6 official presidents. The president is the head of state of Ethiopia. The current president is Taye Atske Selassie, elected on 7 October 2024 by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly. [1]
However, the president presides as a ceremonial commander-in-chief of the Ethiopian Armed Forces. The first president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was Negasso Gidada, who served from 1995 to 2001. Sahle-Work Zewde was the first female president who had served from 2018
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
She was named president of Ethiopia's Federal Supreme Court by the Federal Parliamentary Assembly in November 2018. Building on efforts by reformist prime minister Abiy Ahmed to establish gender parity in government, Ethiopia's parliament on Thursday swore in the nation's first female supreme court president.
[1] [2] It was the fifth presidential election of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to elect its fourth president. [3] Diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde was elected without contest to a six-year term, becoming Ethiopia's first non-royal female head of state [4] [5] and the first female head of state since the death of Empress Zewditu in 1930. [1]
Parliamentary Secretary to the President – Jean M. Mlanga – 1966 [120] Minister of State for Women's and Children’s Affairs – Edda E. Chitalo – 1994 [120] Foreign minister – Lilian Patel – 2000 [83] Interior minister – Anna Kachikho – 2005 [121] Vice President – Joyce Banda – 2009 [122] President – Joyce Banda – 2012 [123]
List of Ethiopian first ladies, and prime ministers and presidents by the time of their first ladyship Number Name Nationality Wife of In office from To Name of Prime Minister Name of President 1 Regina Abelt: Germany: Negasso Gidada: 22 August 1995 8 October 2001 Meles Zenawi: Negasso Gidada: 2 Azeb Mesfin: Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi: 8 October ...