Ethiopian President. He served as the 2nd President of Ethiopia from September 9, 2001 to October 7, 2013. He graduated from the Genet Military School in Holeta, Ethiopia, as a sublieutenant in 1944. As a trainee in the Ethiopian air force from 1946 to 1947, he studied air-traffic management and control in both Sweden and Canada. He later became an instructor in air navigation and flight control in Ethiopia in 1948. During the 1950s, He was appointed both the head of civil aviation in the federated government of Eritrea and director-general of Ethiopian civil aviation. From 1958 to 1959, he was director-general of Ethiopia's Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Planning. In 1961, he was elected to the lower house of Ethiopia's parliament and later served three years as the legislative body's president. In 1977, after the collapse of the imperial government of Haile Selassie I and amid a nationalist revolt by the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), he was a member of a peace commission created by Ethiopia's provisional military government to address Eritrean land and sovereignty disputes. In 2000, he returned to Ethiopian politics after years of inactivity and was elected to the nation's parliament. He was elected president of Ethiopia the following year and remained in office until stepping down after two terms in 2013. Throughout his career, he was also involved in other areas such as the Chamber of Commerce, Red Cross, and the environment.
Ethiopian President. He served as the 2nd President of Ethiopia from September 9, 2001 to October 7, 2013. He graduated from the Genet Military School in Holeta, Ethiopia, as a sublieutenant in 1944. As a trainee in the Ethiopian air force from 1946 to 1947, he studied air-traffic management and control in both Sweden and Canada. He later became an instructor in air navigation and flight control in Ethiopia in 1948. During the 1950s, He was appointed both the head of civil aviation in the federated government of Eritrea and director-general of Ethiopian civil aviation. From 1958 to 1959, he was director-general of Ethiopia's Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Planning. In 1961, he was elected to the lower house of Ethiopia's parliament and later served three years as the legislative body's president. In 1977, after the collapse of the imperial government of Haile Selassie I and amid a nationalist revolt by the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), he was a member of a peace commission created by Ethiopia's provisional military government to address Eritrean land and sovereignty disputes. In 2000, he returned to Ethiopian politics after years of inactivity and was elected to the nation's parliament. He was elected president of Ethiopia the following year and remained in office until stepping down after two terms in 2013. Throughout his career, he was also involved in other areas such as the Chamber of Commerce, Red Cross, and the environment.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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