Hailemariam Desalegn
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This article contains a Habesha name. This person is properly addressed by his given name as Hailemariam and not as Desalegn—which is the given name of his father.
| Hailemariam Desalegn ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ |
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| 12th Prime Minister of Ethiopia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2012 Acting: 20 August 2012 – 21 September 2012 |
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| President | Girma Wolde-Giorgis Mulatu Teshome |
| Preceded by | Meles Zenawi |
| Chairperson of the African Union | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 27 January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Yayi Boni |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia | |
| In office 1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
| Preceded by | Addisu Legese |
| Succeeded by | Demeke Mekonen |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
| Preceded by | Seyoum Mesfin |
| Succeeded by | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus |
| President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region | |
| In office 12 November 2001 – March 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Abate Kisho |
| Succeeded by | Shiferaw Shigute |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1965 Boloso Sore, Ethiopia |
| Political party | Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement |
| Other political affiliations |
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
| Spouse(s) | Roman Tesfaye [1] |
| Alma mater | Addis Ababa University Arba Minch University Tampere University of Technology Azusa Pacific University |
| Religion | Apostolic Church[2] |
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Background
Personal life
Hailemariam was born in 1965 in the Boloso Sore district of the Wolayita Zone in southern Ethiopia. He studied and spent most of his youth in the area.Hailemariam is from the Wolayta ethnic group of Ethiopia, an Omotic community which forms the principal population group in Ethiopia's Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region. He is also the first Protestant Christian Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Despite being from the general Protestant Christianity in Ethiopia, his family is a member of the Apostolic Church of Ethiopia, an "Only Jesus" denomination, which is not part of mainstream Ethiopian Protestant Christianity ("Pentay") which believe in the Trinity doctrine.[3] His Apostolic church represents only a minority ( under 1 million) of the over 15 million Protestant Christians in Ethiopia.
His name 'Hailemariam' is in Geez, the liturgical language of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church, and means "the power of St Mary". His official name of address is Hailemariam (long form: Hailemariam Desalegn), the second name being his father's, Desalegn Boshe, given name.[4] The given name of his father, Desalegn, is Amharic for "I am pleased".
Education
In 1988, Hailemariam received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Addis Ababa University. He subsequently worked as a graduate assistant in the Arba Minch Water Technology Institute (now Arba Minch University). After two years of working in this capacity, he won a scholarship to Tampere University of Technology in Finland, where he earned a master's degree in sanitation engineering. Upon his return to Ethiopia, he served in different academic and administrative capacities, including the dean of the Water Technology Institute, for 13 years. In between, he also earned an MA in Organizational Leadership at Azusa Pacific University, California, US.Political career
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he became seriously involved in politics as member of the EPRDF (Ethiopia's ruling party) and became the deputy president of the SNNPR. He replaced Abate Kisho who was removed from power on corruption charges, but it is believed that Abate was demoted for supporting the anti-Meles Zenawi faction when the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (the core of the EPRDF) split in 2000.[citation needed] Another widely accepted belief about Abate was that he was less educated and exercised poor leadership while he was in power.President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
Hailemariam was President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR) from November 2001 to March 2006 and was promoted as Deputy Prime Minister[5] and Minister of Foreign Affairs in October 2010.[6] He has been performing leadership roles as deputy Chairman of EPRDF, Chairman of SEPDM, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.[7] His service term has been as follows: Public Offices: Vice President of the SNNPR (2000–2002); President of the SNNPR (2002–2005); Member of the House of People’s Representatives (2005–present); Social Affairs Special Advisor to the PM, then Public Mobilization & Participation Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (2005–2008); Government Chief Whip, with a Ministerial portfolio (2008–2010). Party Posts: Member of the Executive Committee of the EPRDF and the SEPDM (2000–present); Chairman of the SEPDM (2002–present); Deputy Chairman of the EPRDF (since Sept 2010).After his tenure as President of the SNNPR, Hailemariam worked in the Prime Minister's Office as the advisor on Social Affairs and Civic Organizations and Partnerships for two years. He led the team that drafted the Charities and Societies Proclamation law (CSO law) that limits the interference of international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in local political activities. The law was adopted by the Ethiopian Parliament in 2009. He is also credited in pushing EPRDF to re-organize its structure after the 2005 elections via the '1-to-5' model (one member recruits five new people - አንድ ለአምስት አደረጃጀት) that boosted the number of party membership from 400,000 to 5 million by 2010 elections. In 2010, Hailemariam was sworn into dual ministerial positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Following the death of Ethiopia's long-time Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on 20 August 2012, Deputy PM Hailemariam was appointed as the acting Premier.[8] Hailemariam became the permanent Prime Minister on 21 September 2012.European Parliament President Martin Schulz, after meeting with Hailemariam, said that his desire "to strengthen democracy in the country, allowing for greater pluralism and a freer civil society, to uphold the freedoms enshrined in the Ethiopian constitution" was clear.[9]
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