Kenea Yadeta
Kenea Yadeta | |
|---|---|
Qana'aa Yaadataa | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| Assumed office 18 August 2020 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Lemma Megersa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Socialist Ethiopia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
Kenea Yadeta (Oromo: Qana'aa Yaadataa; Amharic: ቀነዓ ያደታ) is an Ethiopian politician who is the current Minister of National Defense.
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 to the Ethiopian Federal Police as Deputy Commissioner General,[1] as Head of Security and Administration Bureau,[2] and security chief of Oromia Regional State.[1][3] On August 18, he was appointed by the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office as Minister of National Defense amid a controversy between his predecessor and the Prime Minister.[3][4][5] He became a key figure in the Tigray conflict.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c "GRV Global - Africa Security Symposium ASEC 2020 - Speakers". grvglobal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Chefe Oromia Appoints Eleven Officials". Ethiopian Monitor. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b "News update: New appointments see defense minister, Addis Abeba deputy mayor removed". Addis Standard. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Ethiopia PM Fires Defence Minister, a One-Time Ally, in Major Reshuffle". U.S. News & World Report. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Ethiopia DM replaced after criticising PM Abiy amid ethnic violence". Middle East Monitor. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Ethiopia to set up 'transitional' rule in parts of Tigray - minister". Reuters. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ ""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.