Workneh Gebeyehu Explained

Workneh Gebeyehu
Office1:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Primeminister1:Hailemariam Desalegn
Abiy Ahmed
Term Start1:8 November 2016
Term End1:8 March 2019
Predecessor1:Tedros Adhanom
Office2:Minister of Transport and Communications
Primeminister2:Hailemariam Desalegn
Term Start2:September 2012
Term End2:1 November 2016
Successor2:Diriba Kuma
Office3:Ethiopian Federal Police
Title3:Commissioner-General
Primeminister3:Meles Zenawi
Hailemariam Desalegn
Term Start3:2001
Term End3:2012
Successor3:Assefa Abiyo
Birth Date:16 July 1968
Birth Place:Shashemene, Arsi Province, Ethiopian Empire
(now Oromia Region, Ethiopia)
Party:Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization
Otherparty:Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Alma Mater:Addis Ababa University (B.A.)
Addis Ababa University (M.A.)
University of South Africa (Ph.D)[1]

Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo (Oromo: Warqinaa Gabayyoo; Amharic: ወርቅነህ ገበየሁ, born 16 July 1968)[2] is an Ethiopian politician. In September 2012, he was appointed Ministry of Transport and he has served as an elected member of Addis Ababa City Council.

Career

He studied BA in Political Science and International Relations (1991) and MA in International Relations (2006) at Addis Ababa University. He has been a member of Oromo People's Democratic Organization and EPRDF (Since 2019 the Prosperity Party) since 1991 and an executive member of both parties since 2012 and commissioner general of the Ethiopian Federal Police Commission from 2001 to 2012.[3] Since 1 November 2016 he had served as Minister of Foreign Affairs following a cabinet reshuffle, succeeding Tedros Adhanom, before he was appointed as the 6th Executive Secretary of IGAD in November 2019.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo - Ethiopia . Globalsecurity.org.
  2. Web site: Meet Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo. Aima.bciaerospace.com. 21 February 2019.
  3. Web site: His Excelency Dr Workneh Gebeyehu. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 26 June 2017.
  4. Web site: IGAD Countries Leaders Applaud Dr Workneh's Appointment As Executive Secretary. igad.int. 2020-09-11. 2020-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20200202180232/https://igad.int/executive-secretary/2309-igad-countries-leaders-applaud-dr-workneh-s-appointment-as-executive-secretary. dead.