| Sara Gizaw | |
| Duchess of Harar | |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Rayana Kobo, Wollo Province, Ethiopian Empire |
| Death Place: | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Burial Place: | Holy Trinity Cathedral |
| Spouse: | Prince Makonnen, Duke of Harar |
| Issue: | Prince Paul Wossen-Seged, Duke of Harar Prince Mikael Prince Dawit Prince Taffari Prince Beede Mariam |
| House: | House of Solomon |
| Religion: | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo |
| Father: | Gizaw Abera |
| Mother: | Aisha Tola |
Princess Sara Gizaw, Duchess of Harar (1 January 1929 – 17 February 2019) was the widow of Prince Makonnen,[1] Duke (Mesfin) of Harar and second son of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.
Princess Sara was born on 1 January 1929.[2] Her father was Gizaw Abera, a former Nibure Id of Axum, and her paternal grandfather was Dejazmach Abera Tedla. Her mother was Aisha Tola, a Muslim woman from Tigray.
She was educated at the Royal Infirmary Nursing School of Edinburgh.
She was the mother of five sons, Paul Wossen Seged Makonnen, Mikael Makonnen, Tefferi Makonnen, Beede Mariam Makonnen and the late Dawit Makonnen (also known as Makonnen Makonnen). In her day, Princess Sara was renowned as one of the most beautiful women at the Court of the Emperor of Ethiopia. She was widowed in 1957 when her husband, the Duke of Harar, was killed in a car accident.[3] She often accompanied the Emperor on foreign visits, and acted as one of his official hostesses along with Princess Tenagnework after the death of Empress Menen.
Princess Sara was imprisoned with the other women of the Imperial Family of Ethiopia in 1974, and was released from prison in 1988.[1] She resided in Addis Ababa. Princess Sara's eldest son, Prince Paul Wossen Seged was second in line to the Ethiopian throne, and prior to his death, was expected to become heir presumptive as the current claimant, Crown Prince Zera Yacob Amha Selassie has no legitimate son.
Princess Sara died on 17 February 2019, at the age of 90.[4]
| Royal Name: | Princess Sara Gizaw, Duchess of Harar |
| Dipstyle: | Her Imperial Highness |
| Offstyle: | Your Imperial Highness |
