Zinash Tayachew Explained

Zinash Tayachew
Native Name:ዝናሽ ታያቸው
Native Name Lang:Ge'ez
Office:4th First Lady of Ethiopia
Termstart:2 April 2018
Country:Ethiopia
Party:Prosperity Party
Birth Date:25 January 1978
Birth Place:Gondar, Begmeder Province, Ethiopia
Preceded:Roman Tesfaye
Primeminister:Abiy Ahmed
Spouse:Abiy Ahmed
Children:4 (1 Son by adoption)
Nationality:Ethiopian
Honorific Prefix:Her Excellency

Zinash Tayachew (born 25 January 1978) is an Ethiopian politician, philanthropist and gospel singer. She is the wife of the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the fourth First Lady of Ethiopia.[1] Zinash is a devout Protestant Christian ministering at her church as a gospel singer. [2]

Life and career

Zinash Tayachew was born on 13 January 1978, in the city of Gondar. Upon graduation from Fasiledes Secondary School in Gondar, Zinash Tayachew joined military service where she would meet her future husband, the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed Ali. Prior to her role as the First Lady, Zinash Tayachew lived with their three daughters in Denver, Colorado.

Zinash and Abiy have three daughters, Deborah, Rakeb, and Amen. The couple adopted their 15 days old son named Million Abiy in August 2018.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Lady. May 12, 2020. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia - Office of the Prime Minister.
  2. Web site: Maren (ማረን) New Song By Ethiopian First Lady H.E Zinash Tayachew.