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Sahle-Work Zewde
ሳህለወርቅ ዘውዴ
4th President of Ethiopia
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 October 2018
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed Ali
Preceded byMulatu Teshome
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations to the African Union
In office
27 June 2018 – 25 October 2018
Appointed byAntónio Guterres
Preceded byHaile Menkerios
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi
In office
2011–2018
Appointed byBan Ki-moon
António Guterres
Preceded byAchim Steiner
Succeeded byHanna Tetteh
Ethiopian Ambassador to France, Permanent Representative to the UNESCO and accredited to Tunisia and Morocco
In office
2002–2006
Ethiopian Ambassador to Djibouti and Permanent Representative to the IGAD
In office
1993–2002
Ethiopian Ambassador to Senegal with accreditation to Mali, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia and Guinea
In office
1989–1993
Personal details
Born (1950-02-21) 21 February 1950 (age 74)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
EducationUniversity of Montpellier

Sahle-Work Zewde (Amharic: ሳህለወርቅ ዘውዴ; born 21 February 1950) is an Ethiopian diplomat and the 4th and current President of Ethiopia, the first woman to hold the office. She was elected president unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly on 25 October 2018.[1]

Sahle-Work was previously a career diplomat, serving as Special Representative of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union at the level of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.[2]

Early life and education

Sahle-Work attended elementary and secondary school at Lycée Guebre-Mariam in Addis Ababa, after which she studied natural science at the University of Montpellier, France.[3][4] She is fluent in Amharic, French and English.[5]

Career

Diplomatic career

A veteran in the Ethiopian foreign service, Sahle-Work served as Ambassador to Senegal,[6] with accreditation to Mali, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia and Guinea, from 1989 to 1993. From 1993 to 2002, she was Ambassador to Djibouti and Permanent Representative to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).[7][8] She later served as Ambassador to France,[6] Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and accredited to Tunisia and Morocco from 2002 to 2006.[9]

Sahle-Work subsequently held other high level positions including as Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and as Director-General for African Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia.[9]

Career with the United Nations

Until 2011, Sahle-Work served as Special Representative of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peace-building Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA).[10]

In 2011, Ban appointed Sahle-Work as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON).[11]

In June 2018, Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Sahle-Work as his Special Representative to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) at the level of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.[9] She was the first woman to hold the post.[11]

President of Ethiopia

Sahle-Work was appointed as President of Ethiopia on 25 October 2018, the first woman to serve in the role[12] and the fourth president since the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition came to power.[13] She replaced Mulatu Teshome, who resigned in unclear circumstances, and Sahle-Work is expected to serve two six-year terms.[5] Sahle-Work's appointment makes her Africa's only serving female head of state, and the first female Ethiopian head of state since Empress Zewditu.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Ethiopia gets first female president". BBC. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Secretary-General Appoints Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia his Special Representative, Head of United Nations Office to African Union Archived 7 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine United Nations, press release of 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Sahle-Work Zewde poised to be Ethiopia's first female president". borkena.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  4. ^ "Ethiopia appoints career diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde as Africa's only female president". The Daiy Telegraph. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Sahle-Work Zewde named Ethiopia's first woman president". Al Jazeera. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b Schemm, Paul (25 October 2018). "Ethiopia appoints first female president in its modern history in latest reform". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  7. ^ "News Alert: Ambassador Sahlework Zewde to become Ethiopia's president". Addis Standard. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  8. ^ Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia – Special Representative to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) United Nations, press release of 27 June 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia – Special Representative to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)". United Nations. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  10. ^ Tchounand, Ristel (25 October 2018). "Sahle-Work Zewde devient la première femme chef d'Etat de l'Ethiopie". La Tribune (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  11. ^ a b Dahir, Abdi Latif (25 October 2018). "Ethiopia elects female president Sahle-Work Zewde". Quartz. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Ethiopia's parliament approves Sahle-Work Zewde as president". Reuters. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  13. ^ George Obulutsa (25 October 2018), Ethiopia's parliament approves Sahle-Work Zewde as first female president, Reuters.
Political offices
Preceded by President of Ethiopia
2018–present 		Incumbent
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