| Samora Muhammad Yunis | |
| Native Name: | ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ |
| Native Name Lang: | Amharic EDUCATION = (1974) elementary school 4th grade |
| Birth Date: | 1949 (age) |
| Birth Place: | Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire |
| Allegiance: | Ethiopia |
| Branch: | Ethiopian National Defence Forces |
| Rank: | General |
| Commands: | Chief of General Staff |
| Battles: | Ethiopian Civil War Insurgency in Ogaden Eritrean-Ethiopian War Somali Civil War (2006-2009) |
Samora Muhammad Yunis (Amharic: ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ) is an Ethiopian military officer. Born in the Tigray Region in the north of the country, Yunis rose to be a four-star general in the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and eventually Chief of the General Staff in 2001.[1] [2] He would serve until 2018.
Yunis fought for the military wing of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, playing a leading role in the Battle of Shire (18–19 February 1989).[3] He was made Chief of General Staff in 2001, when he replaced Tsadkan Gebretensae.
According to Human Rights Watch, credible sources identify General Samora as a member of the leadership group which met in Jijiga following the attack on oilmen at Abole on 24 April 2007, to determine an appropriate response to this raid.[4] On 7 June 2018, it was announced that Yunis would be replaced by Seare Mekonen as the new Chief of General Staff.[5]
In 2017, he received the Order of the Two Niles from Sudan.[6]