Adem Mohammed

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Adem Mohammed
አደም ሞሃመድ
Ambassador of Ethiopia to Turkey
Assumed office
25 January 2021
PresidentSahle-Work Zewde
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Chief of General Staff
In office
28 June 2019 – 12 November 2020
PresidentSahle-Work Zewde
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded bySe'are Mekonnen
Succeeded byBirhanu Jula
Director of the National Intelligence and Security Service
In office
7 June 2018 – 28 June 2020
PresidentMulatu Teshome
Sahle-Work Zewde
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byGetachew Assefa
Succeeded byDemelash Gebremichael

Adem Mohammed (Amharic: አደም ሞሃመድ) is an Ethiopian military general and politician who is serving as an ambassador of Ethiopia to Turkey since 2021. He was the director of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) from 2018 to 2020 and Chief General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) from 2019 to 2020.[1]

Political career[edit]

On 7 June 2018, Adem succeeded Getachew Assefa as the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) director.[2] On 28 June 2019, he was appointed by Prime Minister Abiy Amhed as Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) following assassination of Major General Se'are Mekonnen in Bahir Dar coup attempt on 22 June.[3][4] On 25 January 2021, he was appointed as Ambassador of Ethiopia to Turkey.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Reporter, Staff (2018-06-07). "PM Appoints New Security Chief". www.thereporterethiopia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  2. ^ Reporter, Staff (2018-06-07). "PM Appoints New Security Chief". www.thereporterethiopia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  3. ^ "PM Appoints Top Military, Security Officials". ENA English. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  4. ^ "Ethiopia's leader appointed spy chief as new head of army". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  5. ^ Observer, Ethiopia (2021-01-25). "Adem Mohammed to become ambassador to Turkey". Ethiopia Observer. Retrieved 2024-04-20.