List of heads of government of Ethiopia - wikipedia List of heads of government of Ethiopia Ethiopia This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Ethiopia Constitution Presidency Constitution History President ( List ) Sahle - Work Zewde Executive Prime Minister ( List ) Abiy Ahmed Deputies Debretsion Gebremichael Demeke Mekonnen Muktar Kedir Council of Ministers Legislature House of Federation House of Peoples ' Representatives Judiciary Federal Supreme Court Elections Recent elections Presidential : 2007 2013 Parliamentary : 2010 2015 Political parties Administrative divisions Regions Zones Districts Related topics Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions Passport Foreign aid to Ethiopia Human rights Other countries Atlas This is a list of heads of government of Ethiopia since the formation of the post of Chief Minister of the Ethiopian Empire in 1909 ( renamed to Prime Minister in 1943 ). Since 1909, there have been 3 chief ministers and 11 Prime Ministers and one was both Chief Minister and Prime Minister, making a total of 15 persons being or having been head of government. Most of the Prime Ministers were regular Prime Ministers, appointed through a regular political process. Some others were acting Prime Ministers only ( indicated in the list below ), while others were both acting and regular Prime Ministers during their term ( s ). In addition, there is one Prime Minister who was acting Prime Minister first, then was regularly appointed and finally served as a caretaker Prime Minister of an outgoing government : Hailemariam Desalegn. During the 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt, two Prime Ministers served at the same time, the regular one and an irregular one appointed by the leaders of the coup. Also there was an Interim Prime Minister after the end of the Ethiopian Civil War. In modern Ethiopia since 1995, the Prime Minister is not only the head of government, but also the commander - in - chief of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. The current Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, took office on 2 April 2018. Contents 1 List 2 Footnotes 3 See also 4 External links List Name Portrait Birth -- Death Election Took office Left office Political party ( Coalition ) Ethiopian Empire ( 1137 -- 1974 ) Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis Dinagde 1851 -- 1927 -- 1909 1927 ( Died in Office ) Independent Ras Tafari Makonnen 1892 -- 1975 -- 1927 1 May 1936 ( Exiled ) Independent Betwoded Wolde Tzaddick -- -- 1 May 1936 14 May 1942 Independent Ras Betwoded Makonnen Endelkachew 1890 -- 1963 -- 14 May 1942 27 November 1957 Independent Ras Abebe Aregai 1903 -- 1960 1957 27 November 1957 17 December 1960 ( Assassinated ) Independent -- Leul Ras Imru Haile Selassie 1892 -- 1980 -- 14 December 1960 17 December 1960 Vacant ( 17 December 1960 -- 17 April 1961 ) 6 Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte - Wold 1912 -- 1974 1961 1965 1969 1973 17 April 1961 1 March 1974 ( Resigned ) Independent 7 Lij Endelkachew Makonnen 1927 -- 1974 -- 1 March 1974 22 July 1974 ( Imprisoned by the Derg ) Independent Vacant ( 22 July 1974 -- 3 August 1974 ) 8 Lij Mikael Imru 1929 -- 2008 -- 3 August 1974 12 September 1974 ( Deposed by the Derg ) Independent Derg ( Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia ) ( 1974 -- 1987 ) Post Abolished ( 12 September 1974 -- 10 September 1987 ) People 's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ( 1987 -- 1991 ) 9 Fikre Selassie Wogderess c. 1945 -- 10 September 1987 8 November 1989 ( Dismissed ) WPE 10 Hailu Yimenu Acting Prime Minister ? -- 1991 -- 8 November 1989 26 April 1991 WPE 11 Tesfaye Dinka Acting Prime Minister 1939 -- 2016 -- 26 April 1991 6 June 1991 ( Deposed ) WPE Transitional Government of Ethiopia ( 1991 -- 1995 ) 12 Tamrat Layne Interim Prime Minister 1955 -- -- 6 June 1991 22 August 1995 ANDM ( EPRDF ) Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ( 1995 -- present ) 13 Meles Zenawi 1955 -- 2012 1995 2000 2005 23 August 1995 20 August 2012 ( Died in Office ) TPLF ( EPRDF ) 14 Hailemariam Desalegn 1965 -- 2015 20 August 2012 ( Acting PM 20 Aug -- 21 Sept 2012 ) 2 April 2018 ( Caretaker PM 15 Feb -- 2 Apr 2018 ) SEPDM ( EPRDF ) 15 Abiy Ahmed 1976 -- -- 2 April 2018 Incumbent ODP ( EPRDF ) Footnotes Jump up ^ From 2 April 1930, Emperor Haile Selassie I Jump up ^ In rebellion during the 1960 coup attempt See also Emperor of Ethiopia List of Emperors of Ethiopia President of Ethiopia List of Presidents of Ethiopia Prime Minister of Ethiopia Rulers of Ethiopia External links World Statesmen - Ethiopia Ethiopia articles History By topic Constitutional Military Chronology Kingdom of Dʿmt Kingdom of Aksum Zagwe dynasty Kingdom of Kaffa Abyssinian -- Adal War Zemene Mesafint Second Italo - Abyssinian War World War II Derg Civil War Ogaden War Geography Cities Districts Earthquakes Lakes Languages Mountains Rivers Volcanoes Regions Addis Ababa Afar Amhara Benishangul - Gumuz Dire Dawa Gambela Harari Oromia Somali Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples ' Region Tigray Politics Constitution history Foreign aid Foreign relations Political parties President List Prime Minister List Human rights LGBT Ogaden Military History Army of the Empire Air Force National Defense Force Navy Economy Agriculture Banks Birr ( currency ) Companies Energy Foreign aid Industrial development International rankings Land reform Manufacturing Telecommunications Trade unions Transport Society Demographics Education Ethnic groups Flag Health Public holidays Culture Art Cuisine Dishes and foods Literature Media Music Religion Orthodox Tewahedo Church Sport Outline Index Portal Chief Ministers / Prime Ministers of Ethiopia Ethiopian Empire ( 1909 -- 1974 ) Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis Ras Tafari Makonnen Wolde Tzaddick Ras Betwoded Makonnen Endelkachew Ras Abebe Aregai Leul Ras Imru Haile Selassie Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte - Wold Lij Endelkachew Makonnen Lij Mikael Imru Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia ( 1974 -- 1987 ) post abolished People 's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ( 1987 -- 1991 ) Fikre Selassie Wogderess Hailu Yimenu Tesfaye Dinka Transitional Government of Ethiopia ( 1991 -- 1995 ) Tamrat Layne Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ( since 1995 ) Meles Zenawi Hailemariam Desalegn Abiy Ahmed Chief Minister ( 1909 -- 1943 ) -- Prime Minister ( since 1943 ) Years in Ethiopia ( 1855 -- present ) 19th century Pre-1850s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 20th century 1910s 1920s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 21st century 2017 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_government_of_Ethiopia&oldid=865744247 '' Categories : Ethiopia - related lists Lists of heads of government Prime Ministers of Ethiopia Government of Ethiopia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Languages Deutsch Français Ido Português Svenska Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 25 October 2018, at 21 : 19 ( UTC ). 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Question: who was the first prime minister of ethiopia
Answer: Habte Giyorgis Dinagde