in the village of Ejersa Goro , in the Harar province of Ethiopia. His mother was Woizero (“Lady”) Yeshimebet Ali Abajifar, daughter of the renowned Oromo ruler of Wollo province Dejazmach Ali Abajifar. [21] His maternal grandmother was of Gurage heritage. [22] Haile Selassie’s father was Ras Makonnen Woldemikael Gudessa ,