List of governors of the regions of Ethiopia

Ethiopia is divided into twelve regions and two chartered cities, each of which is headed by a governor. The regions replaced the provinces in 1992 under the Transitional Government, the change which was formalised when the 1995 Constitution came into force.

The governors of the regions are officially styled as President of the Executive Committee or Chief Administrator of the Region.

Regions

Afar

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes1992 to 1995 Habib Ali MirahALFSeptember 1995 to March 1996 Hanfareh Ali MirahALFMarch 1996 to 2015 Ismail Ali SerroAPDO/ANDPSeptember 2015 to November 2015Awol ArbaANDP1st time, acting16 November 2015 to 17 December 2018 Seyoum AwelANDP17 December 2018 to presentAwol ArbaANDP2nd time

Amhara

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes1992 to October 2000 Addisu LegesseANDMOctober 2000 to 5 October 2005 Yoseph RetaANDM5 October 2005 to 19 December 2013 Ayalew GobezieANDM19 December 2013 to 8 March 2019Gedu AndargachewANDM/ADP8 March 2019 to 22 June 2019 Ambachew MekonnenADPKilled in a coup attempt22 June 2019 to 15 July 2019 Lake AyelewADPActing President following Mekonnen's assassination15 July 2019 to 8 November 2020Temesgen TirunehADP8 November 2020 to 30 September 2021Agegnehu Teshager 30 September 2021 to 25 August 2023 Yilkal Kefale 25 August 2023 to present Arega Kebede

Benishangul-Gumuz

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes1993 Atom Mustafa 1993 to 1994 Atieb AhmedBPLM1994 to 1995 Abdu MohammedBPLMJuly 1995 to November 2008 Yaregal AysheshumBGPDUFNovember 2008 to 19 May 2016 Ahmed Nasir AhmedBGPDP15 June 2016 to present Ashadli HassenBGPDP

Central Ethiopia

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes19 August 2023 to present Endashaw Tassew

Gambela

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes1992 to 1997 Okello OumanGPDMAugust 1997 to 2003 Okello GnigeloGPDF2003 to 2004 Okello Akway January 2004 to 2005 Keat Tuach Bithow Acting29 September 2005 to 16 April 2013 Umed UbongGPDM16 April 2013 to 10 November 2018 Gatluak Tut KoatGPDM10 November 2018 to 15 August Omot Ojullu ObupGPDM

Harari

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes1993 Gatur 1993 to 1996 Haji Gotu 1996 to September 1999 Abdulahi Idris Ibrahim September 1999 to September 2000 Gazali Mohammed September 2000 to October 2000 Nuria Abdulahi FemaleOctober 2000 to 3 October 2005 Fuad IbrahimHNL3 October 2005 to November 2018 Murad AbdulhadiHNL November 2018 to present Ordin BedriPP

Oromia

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes1992 to 1995 Hassen AliOPDO1995 to 24 July 2001 Kuma DemeksaOPDPJuly 2001 to October 2001 Position vacant 28 October 2001 to 6 October 2005 Junedin Sado(Juneidi Sad)OPDO6 October 2005 to September 2010 Abadula GemedaOPDOSeptember 2010 to 17 February 2014Alemayehu AtomsaOPDO27 March 2014 to 23 October 2016 Muktar KedirOPDO23 October 2016 to 18 April 2019Lemma MegersaOPDO/ODP18 April 2019 to present Shimelis AbdisaODP

Sidama

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes9 July 2020 to present Desta Ledamo

Somali

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation NotesJanuary 1993 to November 1993 Abdulahi Mohamed Sa'adiONLFDecember 1993 to April 1994 Hassan Jire KalinleONLFApril 1994 to November 1994 Abdulrahman Abd Ghanin-p1995 to October 1997 Id Tahir FarahESPDPOctober 1997 to October 2000 Mohammed Ma'alin AliONLFOctober 2000 to 2003 Abdul Reshid DulaneESPDP2003 to 2005 Abdul JibrilESPDPActingOctober 2005 to October 2008 Abdulahi Hassen MohammedESPDPOctober 2008 to July 2010 Da'ud Mohamed AliESPDPJuly 2010 to 6 August 2018Abdi Mohamoud Omar("Abdi Iley")ESPDP6 August 2018 to 22 August 2018 Ahmed Abdi Mohamed("Ilkacase")ESPDPActing22 August 2018 to presentMustafa Mohammed Omar("Cagjar")ESPDPActing

South Ethiopia

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes19 August 2023 to present Tilahun Kebede

South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes23 November 2021 to present Negash Wagesho

Tigray

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes1992 to 9 April 2001 Gebru AsratTPLF9 April 2001 to 2010 Tsegay Berhe HaderaTPLFActing to 17 November 20012010 to 9 January 2018 Abay WelduTPLF9 January 2018 to 28 November 2020Debretsion GebremichaelTPLFActing to 24 September 2020; in dissidence from 13 November 2020, during the Tigray war13 November 2020 to 5 May 2021 Mulu NegaPPChief Executive of the Transitional Government of Tigray5 May 2021 to 27 June 2021 Abraham BelayPP28 June 2021 to 3 March 2023Debretsion GebremichaelTPLF23 March 2023 to 7 April 2025Getachew Reda KahsayTPLFChief Administrator of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray8 April 2025 to present Tadesse WeredeTPLFChief Administrator of the Inclusive Interim Regional Administration of Tigray

Chartered cities

Addis Ababa

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes Mayors and Chairmen of Administrative Council1993 to 1996 Tefera WalwaANDM1996 to 24 January 2003 Ali AbdoOPDO24 January 2003 to 9 May 2006Arkebe OqubayTPLF9 May 2006 to 20 May 2008 Berhane Deressan-pActing20 May 2008 to 9 July 2013 Kuma DemeksaEPRDF9 July 2013 to 16 July 2018 Diriba KumaOPDO17 July 2018 to 18 August 2020Takele Uma BantiODP18 August 2020 to presentAdanech AbebeODP/PP

Dire Dawa

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes AdministratorNovember 1991 to January 1993 Habatmu Assefa WakjiraOPDOUnder federal administration (without autonomy) Chairman of the Provisional AdministrationJanuary 1993 to 1995 Ismail Aw Adem Gurgure, Somali Under federal administration (without autonomy) Chairman of Administration Council1995 to 2003 Solomon Hailu Under federal administration (without autonomy) Chief Administrator2003 to 2006 Fiseha ZerihunTPLFUnder federal administration (without autonomy) until 2004 Mayors7 August 2006 to 21 June 2008 Abdulaziz MohammedOPDO21 June 2008 to 2010 Adem FarahESPDP2010 to 2015 Ased ZiadOPDOOctober 2015 to 2018 Ato Ibrahim UsmanESPDP |October 2018 to present|| ||Ato Kedir Juhar||Prosperity||

Former regions

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (1992–2023)

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes1992 to 2001 Abate KishoSEPDF12 November 2001 to March 2006Hailemariam DesalegnSEPDFLater served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018March 2006 to July 2013 Shiferaw ShiguteSEPDM13 July 2013 to 24 July 2018 Dessie DalkeSEPDM24 July 2018 to 30 August 2019 Million MathewosSEPDM31 August 2019 to 18 August 2023 Erstu YirdawProsperity Party

See also

Flags and emblems of the regions of Ethiopia Subdivisions of Ethiopia

References

External links World Statesmen – Ethiopia (Regional States)