Ministry of Defense (Ethiopia)

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Ministry of Defense
የመከላከያ ሚኒስቴር Ministeera Raayyaa Ittisa Biyyaa (Itoophiyaa)
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Agency overview
Formed23 August 1995 (1995-08-23)
JurisdictionGovernment of Ethiopia
HeadquartersAddis Ababa
Agency executives
Child agency
Websitemod.gov.et

The Ministry of Defense (Amharic: የመከላከያ ሚኒስቴር, romanized: yemekelakeya mīnīsitēri) is a cabinet-level office in charge of defense-related matters of Ethiopia. The current minister is Aisha Mohammed since 2024.[1]

History

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This institution can trace its origins back to the Ministry of War, which Emperor Menelik II established in 1907, and made Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis Minister over it.[2] Emperor Haile Selassie re-established the Ministry of War in 1942, making Ras Abebe Aregai its Minister.[3] The Ministry is headed by a civilian minister which is a requirement of Article 87 of the current constitution of Ethiopia. It was established 23 August 1995 with the passing of Proclamation 4/1995, which also established the other 14 Ministries.[4]

On 9 January 2022, a new building of the Ministry of Defense was inaugurated. The five floor building of more than 700 offices and facilities serves now as the headquarters of the ministry, and is located on 13 hectares of land in Addis Ababa.[5][6]

Structure

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Source:[7]

Military Industry

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Main article: Defense Industry Sector (Ethiopia)
  • Defense Construction Materials Production Factory
  • Defense Construction Design Enterprise
  • Defense Construction Enterprise

National Defense Engineering College

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Defense Engineering College was established in 1997 by the Ethiopian Ministry of Defense (MoD) to produce highly professional educational services.[8]

Agencies

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  • Brana Printing Press

List of ministers

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Minister of War/Defence of the Ethiopian Empire

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No. Portrait Name
(birth–death) 		Term of office Political party Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 File:Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis 3.JPG Habte Giyorgis 1907 1926 19 years Independent
2 Mulugeta Yeggazu 1926 1936 10 years Independent
3 Birru Walda Gabriel 1936 1942 6 years Independent [citation needed]
4 File:Abiye Abebe.jpg Abiye Abebe 1943 1947 4 years Independent
5 File:Abebe Aregai, Ethiopian military commander and Prime minister.jpg Abebe Aregai 1947 1949 2 years Independent
File:Abiye Abebe.jpg Abiye Abebe 1949 1955 6 years Independent
File:Abebe Aregai, Ethiopian military commander and Prime minister.jpg Abebe Aregai 4 June 1955 17 December 1960 5 years Independent [9]
Lieutenant General

Merid Mengesha

6 February 1961 5 December 1966 6 years Independent [9][10]
Lieutenant General

Kebede Gebre

5 December 1966 28 February 1974 8 years Independent [9][11][12]
File:Abiye Abebe.jpg Abiye Abebe 28 February 1974 22 July 1974 4 months Independent [13][14]

Minister of Defense of Socialist Ethiopia

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No. Portrait Name
(birth–death) 		Term of office Political party Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 File:Aman andom.png Major General

Aman Andom

22 July 1974 17 November 1974 4 years Workers' Party of Ethiopia [15]
2 Ambassador

Ayelew Mandefro

6 December 1974[9] 19 September 1977 [16]
3 Brigadier General Taye Tilahun 19 September 1977 January 1980
4 File:Tesfaye Gebre Kidan.jpg Lieutenant General

Tesfaye Gebre Kidan

January 1980 14 May 1988 7 years Workers' Party of Ethiopia [17][18][19]
5 File:No image.png Major General

Haile Giorgis Habte Mariam

14 May 1988 16 May 1989 1 year Workers' Party of Ethiopia [17][20]

Minister of Defense of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1991-present)

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No. Portrait Name
(birth–death) 		Term of office Political party Cabinet(s) Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Siye Abraha 1991 August 1995 4 years
File:Tamerat Layne.jpg Tamrat Layne August 1995 October 1995[21] 2 months [22]
Tefera Walwa October 1995[21] 1999 or after
File:No image.png Abadula Gemeda
(born 1958) 		16 October 2001 2005 3–4 years Oromo Democratic Party
File:No image.png Kuma Demeksa
(born 1958) 		2005 30 October 2008 2–3 years Oromo Democratic Party Zenawi
File:Amanda Dory, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs and Siraj Fergessa the Ethiopian Minister of Defense (cropped).jpg Siraj Fegessa
(born 1971) 		30 October 2008 16 October 2018 10 years, 170 days SEPDM Zenawi
Desalegn
Aisha Mohammed
(born 1970) 		16 October 2018 18 April 2019 184 days ARDUF Ahmed
Lemma Megersa
(born 1970) 		18 April 2019 18 August 2020 1 year, 122 days Oromo Democratic Party Ahmed
File:No image.png Kenea Yadeta 18 August 2020 6 October 2021 1 year, 49 days Independent Ahmed
File:Minister of Irrigation and Lowland Areas Development Abraham Belay.jpg Abraham Belay 6 October 2021 20 May 2024 2 years, 227 days Prosperity Party Ahmed
Aisha Mohammed 20 May 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 43 days ARDUF Ahmed

See also

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References

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Citations

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  4. ^ Text of the proclamation[permanent dead link] (accessed 13 July 2010)
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Bibliography

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