Adanech Abebe

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Adanech Abebe
Adaanach Abbabee
Adanech in 2019
32nd Mayor of Addis Ababa
Mayor
Assumed office 28 September 2021 (2021-09-28)
President	Sahle-Work Zewde
Prime Minister	Abiy Ahmed
Deputy Mayor of Addis Ababa
In office 18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) – 28 September 2021
President	Sahle-Work Zewde
Prime Minister	Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by	Takele Uma Banti
Federal Attorney General of Ethiopia
In office 12 March 2020 (2020-03-12) – 18 August 2020 (2020-08-18)
Preceded by	Birhanu Tsegay
Succeeded by	Gedion Timothewos
Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and Customs Authority
In office October 2018 – March 2020
Personal details
Born	Arsi Province, Ethiopia
Political party	Prosperity Party
Children	2
Alma mater	Ethiopian Civil Service University Greenwich University

Adanech Abebe (Oromo: Adaanach Abbabee) is an Ethiopian politician and attorney who is serving as the thirty-second mayor of Addis Ababa. She has been serving as a deputy mayor from 2020 until 2021. She previously was the Minister of Revenue and Customs Authority from 2018 to 2020, when she became the first female to assume the role of the Federal Attorney General of Ethiopia. She is the first woman to hold the mayorship since it was created in 1910.

Early life

Born in Arsi Province, Adanech has little familial disclosure. She Was born 1979 According to her Education back ground documents. But it was widely known Abebe Deso is her father. She is the only daughter of six children. Abebe's prominence in the province led to establishing Ireecha Primary School in 1977, where Adanech was received as the first female student. Adanech independently taught herself for the sake of her father based on child marriage. Inspired by her deeds, Abebe progressively admitted the violence against women and criticized parents who did not want to allow their female children to attend school. Despite initially five girls enrolled the school, only Adanech and her fellow student passed a Grade 6th National Exam (Ministry Exam).

Education

Adanech completed undergraduate studies in law at the Ethiopian Civil Service University in 2001, and received graduate program in leadership from Greenwich University in the United Kingdom.

Political career

Adanech's early career was as an elementary school teacher before becoming the administrative director of the school. Her capability for leadership at both federal and regional levels led her to enter politics.

In 2001, Adanech served as attorney of the Oromia Justice Bureau. In the 2005 general election, she won a seat in the House of People's Representatives Aseko constituency. Then, she took a director position at the Oromia Development Association (ODA), where she served for five years. During the position, Adanech reformed the status of the association and becomes the mayor of Adama. She was the first female in the position and embarked on significant changes during her administration, including the reduction of corruption within the city.

She served as minister of the Revenue and Customs Authority from 2018 to 2020, reinstating corruption and bribery investigations. After serving two years, she was appointed to Federal Attorney General of Ethiopia under the premiership of Abiy Ahmed on 12 March 2020. On 18 August 2020, she was appointed as Deputy Mayor of Addis Ababa, with 138 voices. Adanech included two individuals from her cabinet. In September 2021, Adanech was elected mayor of the city.

Personal life

Although Adanech never shared her personal life via public media, she revealed her husband Teshome Abebe, on a talk show episode. Adanech also told she has two children, a boy, and a girl. She also thanked Teshome for being a "caring and supportive person" in the family and helping to complete her education.

See also

• Council of Ministers of Abiy Ahmed