Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force explained

Post:	Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force
Flag:	File:Ethiopian Air Force flag.svg
Flagcaption:	Flag of Ethiopian Air Force
Incumbent:	Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa
Incumbentsince:	21 June 2018^[1]
Member Of:	Ethiopian National Defense Force
Reports To:	Chief of General Staff
Appointer:	the President of Ethiopia
Formation:	1929
First:	Mischka Babichef

The Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force is the chief and highest-ranking officer of the Ethiopian Air Force The current commander is Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa.

List of officeholders

Source:^{[2] [3]}

Ethiopian Empire (1929-1974)

• Mischka Babichef (1929-?)
• Colonel Hubert Julian (?-May 1935)^[4]
• Colonel John Robinson (May 1935-?)
• Carl Gustaf von Rosen (1947-1962)
• Christian Nilsson (1957-1962)^[5]
• Brigadier General Asefa Ayana (1962-1967)
• Major General Abera Woldemariam Mariam (1967-1974)^[6]

Derg/PDRE (1974-1991)

• General Asefa G. Egzi (1974, 3 months)
• Brigadier General Yohannes Woldemariam (1974-6 December 1974)^[7]
• Brigadier General Taye Tilahun (6 December 1974-19 September 1977)^{[8] [9]}
• Major General Fanta Belay (19 September 1977-1987)^{[10] [11]}
• Lieutenant General Mengistu kassa (1956-)
• Major General Amha Desta (1987-17 May 1989)^[12]
• General Alemayehu Agonafir (1989-1992)

Ethiopia (1991-present)

• Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa (since 21 June 2018)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Premier Appoints New Air Force Commander. ENA. 2023-03-14.
2. Web site: Commanders. www.formerethiopianairforce.com.
3. Web site: Biography. formerethiopianairforce.com.
4. Web site: Ethiopian air force History. formerethiopianairforce.com.
5. Web site: Swedes in Haile Selassie's Ethiopia, 1924-1952 .
6. News: Ethiopia: Colonel John C. Robinson - Father of Ethiopian Airlines. 29 March 2014. AllAfrica. 14 March 2023. Andrew Laurence. The Reporter. Addis Ababa.
7. Web site: 2005-12-12 . In Memoriam - Brigadier General Yohannes Woldemariam . 2023-03-16 . Bread and Water for Africa . en.
8. News: 1974-12-07 . ETHIOPIA REPLACES 14 IN TOP POSITIONS . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-03-16 . 0362-4331.
9. Book: D. Shifaw. The Diary of Terror: Ethiopia 1974 to 1991 . Trafford Publishing . 2012 . 978-1-4669-4525-8 . 185.
10. Web site: ዝክረ – ግንቦት 8.1981:- የአብዮታዊው ሰራዊት ጥቁር ቀን !!! . 2023-03-14 . ethioreference.com.
11. Berouk Mesfin . The Role of Military Power in Ethiopia's National Security (1974-1991) . Masters.
12. News: የጄኔራል ደምሴ ቡልቶ ልጅ 'መራር' ትዝታ . am . BBC News አማርኛ . 2023-03-14.