President of Ethiopia

The President of Ethiopia, officially the President of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia is the head of state of Ethiopia. The position is largely a ceremonial one. The executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. The current president is Taye Atske Selassie, who took office on 7 October 2024.

Presidents are elected by the House of Peoples' Representatives for six years, with a two-term limit.

List of presidents
  Portrait Name Term of office Party Elected Took office Left office Time in office 25px • Chairman of Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia (Derg) (1974–1987) • 20px1 frameless|upright=0.4 Lieutenant generalAman Mikael Andom 15 September 1974 17 November 1974   – frameless|upright=0.4 MajorMengistu Haile Mariam 17 November 1974 28 November 1974   —2 90px Brigadier generalTafari Benti 28 November 1974 3 February 1977†   —3 frameless|upright=0.4 Lieutenant colonelMengistu Haile Mariam| 3 February 1977
| 10 September 1987
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| colspan="8" bgcolor="lightgrey"| 25px • President of People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) • 20px
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| Mengistu Haile Mariam
| 10 September 1987
| 21 May 1991
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| WPE
| 1987
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| Tesfaye Gebre Kidan| 21 May 1991
| 27 May 1991
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| colspan="8" bgcolor="lightgrey"| 25px • President of Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) • 20px
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| Meles Zenawi
| 28 May 1991
| 22 August 1995
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| TPLF
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| colspan="8" bgcolor="lightgrey"| 25px • President of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) • 20px
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| Negasso Gidada
| 22 August 1995
| 8 October 2001
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| ODPIndependent
| 1995
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| Girma Wolde-Giorgis
| 8 October 2001
| 7 October 2013
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| Independent
| 20012007
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| Mulatu Teshome
| 7 October 2013
| 25 October 2018
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| ODP
| 2013
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| Sahle-Work Zewde
| 25 October 2018
| 7 October 2024
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| Independent
| 2018
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| Taye Atske Selassie
| 7 October 2024
| Incumbent''  Independent 2024

References

Other websites
 World Statesmen - Ethiopia