Kenea Yadeta
Kenea Yadeta | |
|---|---|
Qana'aa Yaadataa | |
| Ministry of Defense | |
| In office 18 August 2020 – 6 October 2021 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Lemma Megersa |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Belay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ethiopia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
Kenea Yadeta (Oromo: Qana'aa Yaadataa; Amharic: ቀነዓ ያደታ) is an Ethiopian politician and who has served as the Minister of Defense from 2020 to 2021.
Biography
[edit]Kenea Yadeta studied administration and holds a PhD in Public Management, a Master's in Public & Constitutional Law, in Public Administration, and in Business Administration.[1] He served in the Ethiopian Federal Police as Deputy Commissioner General,[1] as Head of Security and Administration Bureau,[2] and security chief of Oromia Region.[1][3] On 18 August 2020, he was appointed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as Minister of Defense amid a controversy between his predecessor and the prime minister.[3][4][5] He became a key figure in the Tigray War.[6][7] He was succeeded by Abraham Belay, former head of the Transitional Government of Tigray on 6 October 2021.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GRV Global - Africa Security Symposium ASEC 2020 - Speakers". grvglobal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Chefe Oromia Appoints Eleven Officials". Ethiopian Monitor. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b "News update: New appointments see defense minister, Addis Abeba deputy mayor removed". Addis Standard. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Ethiopia PM Fires Defence Minister, a One-Time Ally, in Major Reshuffle". U.S. News & World Report. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Ethiopia DM replaced after criticising PM Abiy amid ethnic violence". Middle East Monitor. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Ethiopia to set up 'transitional' rule in parts of Tigray - minister". Reuters. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ ""ሕግ የማስከበር ሥራን የእርስ በእርስ ጦርነት አስመስሎ ማቅረብ ስህተት ነው" - ሚኒስትር ቀነአ ያደታ" ["It is wrong to portray law enforcement as a civil war," said Minister Kenea Yadeta] (in Amharic). SBS. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Ethiopian parliament approves PM Abiy's new cabinet". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.