Kenea Yadeta

Kenea Yadeta (Oromo: Qana'aa Yaadataa; Amharic: ቀነዓ ያደታ) is an Ethiopian politician who is the current Minister of National Defense.

Kenea Yadeta
Qana'aa Yaadataa
Minister of Defense
Assumed office
18 August 2020
PresidentSahle-Work Zewde
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byLemma Megersa
Personal details
BornSocialist Ethiopia
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front

Biography

He 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 to the Ethiopian Federal Police as Deputy Commissioner General,[1] as Head of Security and Administration Bureau,[2] and security chief of Oromia Regional State.[1][3] On August 18, he was appointed by the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office as Minister of National Defense amid a controversy between his predecessor and the Prime Minister.[3][4][5] He became a key figure in the Tigray conflict.[6][7]

References
  1. "GRV Global - Africa Security Symposium ASEC 2020 - Speakers". grvglobal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "Chefe Oromia Appoints Eleven Officials". Ethiopian Monitor. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "News update: New appointments see defense minister, Addis Abeba deputy mayor removed". Addis Standard. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. "Ethiopia PM Fires Defence Minister, a One-Time Ally, in Major Reshuffle". U.S. News & World Report. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. "Ethiopia DM replaced after criticising PM Abiy amid ethnic violence". Middle East Monitor. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. "Ethiopia to set up 'transitional' rule in parts of Tigray - minister". Reuters. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ""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.
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