Abraham Belay Explained

Office1:Minister of Irrigation and Lowland Areas Development
Termstart1:20 May 2024
Predecessor1:Aisha Mohammed
Office3:Chief Executive Officer of the Transitional Government of Tigray
Disputed with Debretsion Gebremichael
from 6 May 2021 until 3 March 2022
Appointer3:Abiy Ahmed
Termstart3:6 May 2021
Termend3:23 March 2023
Predecessor3:Mulu Nega
Successor3:Getachew Reda
Office4:President of the Tigray Prosperity Party
Termstart4:Before 5 May 2021
Office2:Minister of Defense
Appointer2:Abiy Ahmed
Termstart2:6 October 2021
Termend2:20 May 2024
Predecessor2:Kenea Yadeta
Office5:Minister of Innovation and Technology
Termstart5:22 January 2020[1]
Termend5:6 October 2021
Predecessor5:Getahun Mekuria
Successor5:Belete Molla
Primeminister5:Abiy Ahmed
Education:Addis Ababa University
Residence:Ethiopia
Party:Prosperity Party[2]
Otherparty:Tigray People's Liberation Front[3]
Width:190px
Native Name Lang:am

Abraham Belay (Amharic: አብራሃም በላይ) is an Ethiopian politician serving as the Minister of Water, Irrigation and Electricity since 2024.[4] Belay served as the Minister of Defense from 2021. Abraham Belay is from the Tigrayan ethnic group.[5] He previously served as the Minister of Innovation and Technology,[6] and as president of the Tigray Region Prosperity Party.[7]

Career

He serves as a board member of the Ethiopian Roads Authority and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. Previously, he also served as board chairman of the Ethiopian Communication Authority, Ethiopian Electric Power, the Metals and Engineering Corporation, the Ethiopian News Agency, and Ambo University.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ethiopian Prime Minister reshuffles ministers . New Business Ethiopia . 8 January 2024.
  2. News: Ethiopia replaces head of war-hit Tigray region . 8 November 2021 . AlArabiyah News . 5 May 2021.
  3. Web site: The untold story of the pastors. 2021-11-14. 2021-11-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114014821/https://www.zena365.com/watch.php?vid=2d48201c6. dead.
  4. Web site: 2024-05-20 . PM Abiy Ahmed appoints ministers in swap for Defense, Irrigation & Lowlands . 2024-05-20 . Welcome to Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C . en-US.
  5. News: Anderson . Jon Lee . Did a Nobel Peace Laureate Stoke a Civil War? . New Yorker . September 26, 2022.
  6. News: Abraham Belay Appointed as Chief Executive of Tigray Regional State . November 6, 2021 . msn.
  7. News: Abraham Replaces Mulu as Head of Tigray Interim Administration . 9 November 2021 . Ethiopian Monitor . 5 May 2021.