Abraham Belay

Abraham Belay is an Ethiopian politician serving as the Minister of Defense since 2021. Abraham Belay is from the Tigrayan ethnic group.[4] He previously served as the Minister of Innovation and Technology,[2][5] and as president of the Tigray Region Prosperity Party.[1]

In this Ethiopian name, the name Belay is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Abraham.
Abraham Belay
Chief Executive Officer of the Transitional Government of Tigray
Disputed with Debretsion Gebremichael
from 6 May 2021 until 3 March 2022
In office
6 May 2021 – 23 March 2023
Appointed byAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byMulu Nega
Succeeded byGetachew Reda
President of the Tigray Prosperity Party[1]
Assumed office
Before 5 May 2021
Minister of Defense
Assumed office
6 October 2021
Appointed byAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byKenea Yadeta
Minister of Innovation and Technology
Assumed office
February 2020
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byGetahun Mekuria
Personal details
NationalityEthiopian
Political partyProsperity Party[2]
Other political
affiliations		Tigray People's Liberation Front[3]
ResidenceEthiopia
EducationAddis Ababa University

He serves as a board member of the Ethiopian Roads Authority and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. Previously, he also served as board chairman of the Ethiopian Communication Authority, Ethiopian Electric Power, the Metals and Engineering Corporation, the Ethiopian News Agency, and Ambo University.[5]

References
  1. "Abraham Replaces Mulu as Head of Tigray Interim Administration". Ethiopian Monitor. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. "Ethiopia replaces head of war-hit Tigray region". AlArabiyah News. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. "The untold story of the pastors". Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  4. Anderson, Jon Lee. "Did a Nobel Peace Laureate Stoke a Civil War?". New Yorker. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  5. "Abraham Belay Appointed as Chief Executive of Tigray Regional State". msn. Retrieved November 6, 2021.


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