Hailemariam Desalegn

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hailemariam Desalegn
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jul 19, 1965(1965-07-19)
Age	59
Birthplace	Boloso Sore
Country	Ethiopia
Birth City	Southern Nations
Horoscope	Cancer

Hailemariam Desalegn Biography

Hailemariam Desalegn is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 19, 1965 in Boloso Sore, Southern Nations, Ethiopia. Hailemariam was born 1965 in Boloso Sore District Hombba, Wolayita Zone of southern Ethiopia. Hailemariam belongs to the Wolayta ethnicity group in Ethiopia, which is the second largest in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region. His family is a member of the Apostolic Church of Ethiopia. This Oneness Pentecostal denomination does not adhere to mainstream Ethiopian Protestant Christianity (Pentay), but believes in Trinitarianism. Roman Tesfaye is his wife. He is known for being both religious and a family man.

Hailemariam served as President of the SNNPR between November 2001 and March

2006. He was promoted to Deputy Prime Minster and Minister of Foreign Affairs on October 2010. He was Deputy Chairman, Chairman of SEPDM and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was Vice President of SNNPR from 2000 to 2002, President of SNNPR from 2002 to 2005, Member of the House of People’s Representatives from 2005 to present, Social Affairs Special Advisor for the PM, then Public Mobilization & Participation Specialist Advisor to Prime Minister (2005 to 2008), and Government Chief Whip with a Ministerial portfolio (2008) to 2010. Parties: He is a member of the Executive Committee of EPRDF and SEPDM (2000-present), Chairman of SEPDM 2002-present, and Deputy Chairman of EPRDF (since September 2010).

Hailemariam is a member of the board of numerous international organizations such as International Crisis Group, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, Tana High Level Forum on Security in Africa, Brenthurst Foundation, IBA Ethiopia Center for Innovation, and The Ethiopian Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2012–18); Chair, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (2012–18); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2010–12); Advisor to Prime Minister with the rank of Minister (2007-2010); Chair, African Union (2013–14); University lecturer and Dean, Arba Minch University for 12 years; Vice President and President of the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples’ Regional State (2001–06). Currently: Board Chair, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA); Founder and Board Chair, Hailemariam and Roman Foundation (HRF); Board Chair,Tourism Ethiopia ; Board of Trustees, International Crisis Group (ICG); Advisory Board Member, The Brenthurst Foundation; Member of Parliament for 21 years; Member of different professional Associations.

Hailemariam Desalegn has sustained economic progress in Ethiopia after the sudden death of his predecessor in 2012. He played role to complete the implementation of the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP I) and to start with GTP II. Between 2012 and 2018, major projects like Hawassa and Mekelle industrial park, Addis Ababa Light Rail, Gilgel Gibe III Dam, the new Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway, as well as Bahir Dar Stadium and other stadiums in Mekelle and Hawassa are completed. Hailemariam is accredited for the country’s continued rapid and double-digit economic growth, and Hailemariam led Ethiopia to partner Kenya in the ambitious USD24.5bn Lamu Port Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor – which includes a railway, highways, and an oil pipeline – which will provide his landlocked country and South Sudan with a new export pathway and reduce Kenya’s dependence on the heavily congested port of Mombasa. Moreover, Hailemariam has partnered Ethiopia with Djibouti to sign an agreement for a $1.55 billion fuel pipeline with developers Mining, Oil & Gas Services and Blackstone Group LP-backed Black Rhino Group. Both countries which are in the Horn of Africa signed framework agreements in September 2015 for construction of the 550-kilometer (340-mile) line to transport diesel, gasoline and jet fuel from port access in Djibouti to central Ethiopia. The joint project construction is scheduled for completion in two years. Hailemariam continued with the ambitious projects like the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which was launched by his predecessor, Meles Zenawi. Financially, Hailemariam’s government welcomed its first sovereign credit ratings from global agencies in 2014 – a B1 from Moody’s and B ratings from both Fitch and Standard & Poor’s, which opened the door to international capital markets and foreign direct investment. However, the foreign investment capital comes from China, which has committed hundreds of millions of dollars in loans and grants to assist the government-owned corporations’ ambitious initiatives, as well as other capital intensive projects like roads, bridges and railways.

He became a member and deputy president of EPRDF in the late 1990s and early2000s. Abate Kisho was removed from power due to corruption charges. However, it is believed that Abate was deposed for his support of the anti- Meleszenawi faction during the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front’s split in 2000. Another common belief about Abate is that he was less educated than his peers and had poor leadership skills while in power.

Hailemariam Desalegn Net Worth

Hailemariam Desalegn is one of the richest Politician from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hailemariam Desalegn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe, (Ge’ez xaayelamaariyaame diesaalanye boshe ; born 19th July 1965), is an Ethiopian politician. He was the 9th Prime Minister for Ethiopia between 2012 and 2018. From 2010 to 2012, he was also the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs under Prime Minster Meles Zenawi. In August 2012, Meles died. Hailemariam was elected to succeed him as Prime Minister. At first, he served in an interim capacity. On 15 September 2012, he was elected Chair of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front. From 2013 to 2014, Hailemariam was also the African Union Chairperson.

Hailemariam earned a bachelor’s in civil engineering at Addis Ababa University in 1988. After graduating, he worked as a graduate assistant at the Arba Minch Water Technology Institute. After two years of service in this role, he was awarded a scholarship to Tampere University of Technology, Finland. He earned a master’s in sanitation engineering. After his return to Ethiopia, he held various academic and administrative positions, including as the dean at the Water Technology Institute for thirteen years. He also received an MA in Organizational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University, California.

After his tenure as President of the SNNPR, Hailemariam worked in the Prime Minister’s Office as the advisor on Social Affairs and Civic Organizations and Partnerships for two years. He led the team that drafted the Charities and Societies Proclamation law (CSO law) that limits the interference of international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in local political activities. The law was adopted by the Ethiopian Parliament in 2009. He is also credited with pushing EPRDF to re-organize its structure after the contentious 2005 elections via the ‘1-to-5’ model (one member recruits five new people – አንድ ለአምስት አደረጃጀት) that boosted the number of party members from 400,000 to five million by the 2010 elections. In 2010, Hailemariam was sworn into dual ministerial positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Who is Hailemariam Desalegn Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Hailemariam Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Hailemariam Desalegn celebrates birthday on July 19 of every year.

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