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Taye Atske Selassie

President[1][2][3]

President, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since 7 Oct 2024. 4 public offices on record since 2017.

In office
2 yrs
Record
Sourced
Offices
4

Sourced from en.wikipedia.org · checked 13 Oct 2026

Taye Atske Selassie has been President of Ethiopia since 7 October 2024. A career diplomat, he was ambassador to Egypt, Ethiopia's permanent representative to the United Nations, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from February to October 2024.[4]

Overview

Current office

Sourced

President[1][2][3]

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Since

7 Oct 2024

2 yrs

Country
Ethiopia
Born
13 Jan 1956[4]
First office on record
Ambassador to Egypt, 2017

Career

Record in public office

4 offices
  1. 7 Oct 2024 – present

    President[1][2][3]

    Federal Democratic Republic of EthiopiaSourced
  2. 2024

    Minister of Foreign Affairs[4]

    Sourced
  3. 2023 – 2024

    Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister[4]

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  4. 2017 – 2018

    Ambassador to Egypt[4]

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Education

Education

Sourced
  • BA in Political Science and International Relations, Addis Ababa University[4]
  • MA in International Relations and Strategic Studies, Lancaster University (1989)[4]

Evidence

How this record is supported

Claims by status

7 claims · 4 sources

  • Verified 0
  • Sourced 7

Sources

  1. [1]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
  3. [3]
    Taye Atske Selassie

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Taye Atske Selassie

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 17 Oct 2026

Cite this record

Govpedia. "Taye Atske Selassie." President. Record gp:person/taye-atske-selassie, last checked 13 Oct 2026. IQGov. https://govpedia.org/person/taye-atske-selassie/