Kenea Yadeta

Kenea Yadeta (Oromo: Qana'aa Yaadataa; Amharic: ቀነዓ ያደታ) is an Ethiopian politician and former minister of the Ministry of Defense.

In this Ethiopian name, the name Yadeta is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Kenea.
Kenea Yadeta
Qana'aa Yaadataa
Ministry of Defense
In office
18 August 2020 – 6 October 2021
PresidentSahle-Work Zewde
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byLemma Megersa
Succeeded byAbraham Belay
Personal details
BornEthiopia
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front

Biography

He studied administration and holds a PhD in Public Management, a Master's in Public & Constitutional Law, in Public Administration, and in Business Administration.[1] He served in the Ethiopian Federal Police as Deputy Commissioner General,[1] as Head of Security and Administration Bureau,[2] and security chief of Oromia Region.[1][3] On 18 August 2020, he was appointed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as Minister of Defense amid a controversy between his predecessor and the prime minister.[3][4][5] He became a key figure in the Tigray War.[6][7] He was succeeded by Abraham Belay, former head of the Transitional Government of Tigray on 6 October 2021.[8]

References
  1. "GRV Global - Africa Security Symposium ASEC 2020 - Speakers". grvglobal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "Chefe Oromia Appoints Eleven Officials". Ethiopian Monitor. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "News update: New appointments see defense minister, Addis Abeba deputy mayor removed". Addis Standard. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. "Ethiopia PM Fires Defence Minister, a One-Time Ally, in Major Reshuffle". U.S. News & World Report. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. "Ethiopia DM replaced after criticising PM Abiy amid ethnic violence". Middle East Monitor. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. "Ethiopia to set up 'transitional' rule in parts of Tigray - minister". Reuters. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ""ሕግ የማስከበር ሥራን የእርስ በእርስ ጦርነት አስመስሎ ማቅረብ ስህተት ነው" - ሚኒስትር ቀነአ ያደታ" ["It is wrong to portray law enforcement as a civil war," said Minister Kenea Yadeta] (in Amharic). SBS. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. "Ethiopian parliament approves PM Abiy's new cabinet". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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