Chief of the General Staff of Ethiopian National Defense Force | |
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የኢትዮጵያ ጦር ኃይሎች ጠቅላይ ሹም | |
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Incumbent Field Marshal General Birhanu Jula since 4 November 2020 | |
Ministry of Defense | |
Member of | National Security Council |
Reports to | Ministry of Defense |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Ethiopia |
Appointer | President of Ethiopia |
The Chief of General Staff (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ጦር ኃይሎች ጠቅላይ ሹም, romanized: Ye’ītiyop’iya t’ori ḫayilochi t’ek’ilayi shumi) is the professional head of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. The chief is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Ethiopian military. The current Chief of General Staff is Field marshal general Birhanu Jula who was appointed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on 4 November 2020 succeeding General Adem Mohammed.[1]
No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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? | Buli, MulugetaMajor general Mulugeta Buli (1917–1960) | November 1956 | 1958 | 1–2 years | Imperial Army | [2][3] | |
? | Lieutenant General ' |
Imperial Army | [3] | ||||
? | Lieutenant General Haile Baykedagen |
Imperial Army | [3] | ||||
? | Lieutenant General Assefa Ayane |
Imperial Air Force | [3] | ||||
? | Lieutenant General Wolde Selassie Bereka |
3 July 1974 | Imperial Army | [3][4] | |||
? | Andom, AmanLieutenant General Aman Andom (1924–1974) | 3 July 1974 | 12 September 1974 | 66 days | Imperial Army | [4] |
No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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1 | Andom, AmanLieutenant General Aman Andom (1924–1974) | 12 September 1974 | 17 November 1978 † | 66 days | Army | [5] | |
2 | Lt. General Moges Haile | 1976 | 1980 | 4–5 years | Air force | [5] | |
3 | Negussie, MeridMajor General Merid Negussie (1924–1974) | 1980 | January 1981 | 0–1 years | Kebur Zabagna | [5] | |
? | Tedla, AddisLt. General Addis Tedla | 1972 | ? | 1980 | Air force | [5] |
No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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1 | Negussie, MeridMajor General Merid Negussie (1934–1989) | 22 February 1987 | 18 May 1989 † | 2 years, 85 days | Kebur Zabagna | [5][6] | |
2 | Tedla, AddisLieutenant general Addis Tedla | 26 May 1989 | 28 May 1991 | 2 years, 2 days | Air force | [5][7][8] |
No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Tsadkan GebretensaeLieutenant general Tsadkan Gebretensae | 28 May 1991 | 2001 | 9–10 years | [9][10] | |
2 | Yunis, SamoraGeneral Samora Yunis (born c. 1949) | 2001 | 7 June 2018 | 16–17 years | [9] | |
3 | Mekonen, SeareGeneral Seare Mekonen (?–2019) | 7 June 2018 | 22 June 2019 † | 1 year, 15 days | [9][11] | |
4 | Mohammed, AdemGeneral Adem Mohammed | 27 June 2019 | 4 November 2020 | 1 year, 130 days | [12] | |
5 | Jula, BirhanuField Marshal General Birhanu Jula | 4 November 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 257 days | [1][13] |
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