Workneh Gebeyehu

Workneh Gebeyehu
ወርቅነህ ገበየሁ
Workneh in 2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
8 November 2016
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn
Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by Tedros Adhanom
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
September 2012 – 1 November 2016
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn
Succeeded by Diriba Kuma
Ethiopian Federal Police
Commissioner-General
In office
2001–2012
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
Hailemariam Desalegn
Succeeded by Assefa Abiyo
Personal details
Born (1968-07-16) 16 July 1968
Shashemene, Oromia Ethiopian Empire
(now Shashemene, Ethiopia)
Political party Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization
Other political
affiliations		 Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Alma mater Addis Ababa University (B.A)
Addis Ababa University (M.A)
University of South Africa (Ph.D)[1]

Workneh Gebeyehu (Amharic: ወርቅነህ ገበየሁ, born 16 July 1968)[2] is an Ethiopian politician. In September 2012, he was appointed Minister of Transport and has been serving as an elected member of Addis Ababa City Council. He studied BA in Political Science and International Relations (1991) and MA in International Relations (2006) at Addis Ababa University. He has been a member of Oromo People`s Democratic Organization and EPRDF since 1991 and an executive member of both parties since 2012 and commissioner general of the Ethiopian Federal Police Commission from 2001 to 2012.[3] Since 1 November 2016, he is serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs following a cabinet reshuffle, succeeding Tedros Adhanom.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo - Ethiopia". www.globalsecurity.org.
  2. ↑ http://aima.bciaerospace.com/index.php/meet-speakers/8-2015-speakers/7-meet-workneh-gebeyehu-negewo
  3. ↑ "His Excelency Dr Workneh Gebeyehu". Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Igunza, Emmanuel (1 November 2016). "Ethiopia's prime minister to head a new-look cabinet". BBC News. Retrieved 1 November 2016.


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