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Mulatu Teshome
ሙላቱ ተሾመ
8th President of Ethiopia
Assumed office
7 October 2013
Prime MinisterHailemariam Desalegn
Preceded byGirma Wolde-Giorgis
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
In office
17 October 2001 – 1 July 2003
Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi
Preceded byMengistu Hulluka
Succeeded byAddisu Legesse
Personal details
Born (1955-01-01) 1 January 1955 (age 69) or (1956-12-31) 31 December 1956 (age 67)
Arjo, Ethiopian Empire
(now Arjo, Ethiopia)
Political partyOromo Peoples' Democratic Organization
Other political
affiliations		Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Alma materPeking University

Template:Contains Ethiopic text Mulatu Teshome Wirtu (Ge'ez: ሙላቱ ተሾመ, born 01 January 1955 or 31 December 1956)[1] is an Ethiopian politician who has been President of Ethiopia since 7 October 2013.[1][2]

Biography

Mulatu was born in the town of Arjo in Welega Province.[3] He was educated in China, receiving his bachelor's degree in philosophy of political economy and doctorate in international law at Peking University.[3] He taught at some "foreign universities and institutions", according to Speaker Abadula Gemeda.

In the mid-1990s he was Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Cooperation under Minister Girma Birru, and he was appointed as Minister of Agriculture in 2001.[4] He was also Speaker of the House of Federation from 2002 to 2005.[4] He served as Ethiopia's Ambassador to China, Japan, and Turkey.[1][2][5]

While serving as Ambassador to Turkey, he was elected as President of Ethiopia by a unanimous parliamentary vote[2] on 7 October 2013. Girma Seifu of the Unity for Democracy and Justice, the sole opposition member of parliament, welcomed his election.[2] Like his predecessors Girma Wolde-Giorgis and Negasso Gidada, he is Oromo.[1][6]

Mulatu has one son.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ethiopia parliament elects Mulatu Teshome as new president". Rappler. AFP. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Kussa, Mulugeta (7 October 2013). "Dr. Mulatu Teshome elected new President of Ethiopia". Ertagov.com. Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b Wei, Wang (7 October 2013). "Ethiopia Elects New President". Xinhua. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Ethiopia: Fine Line". Addis Fortune. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Sezer meets Ethiopian ambassador". Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Ethiopia Elects Dr. Mulatu Teshome as president". Awramba Times. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  7. ^ Teklu, Dagnachew (7 October 2013). "Mulatu Teshome Elected As Ethiopia's New President". Tadias. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by President of Ethiopia
2013–present 		Incumbent
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