In this Ethiopian name, the name Jula Galalcha is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Birhanu.
Field Marshal
Birhanu Jula Gelalcha
Birhaanuu Julaa Galaalchaa
Birhanu in 2019
Chief of General Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 November 2020
President
Sahle-Work Zewde
Prime Minister
Abiy Ahmed
Deputy
General Abebaw Tadesse
Preceded by
General Adem Mohammed
Force Commander, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
In office 21 November 2014 – 15 January 2016
Nominated by
Ban Ki-moon
Appointed by
Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by
Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam
Succeeded by
Hassen Ebrahim Mussa
Personal details
Born
Birhanu Jula Gelalcha
1965 Arsi, Ethiopian Empire
Children
3
Military service
Allegiance
Ethiopia
Branch/service
Ethiopian Ground Forces
Rank
Field Marshal
Battles/wars
Eritrean–Ethiopian War Tigray War War in Amhara
Birhanu Jula Gelalcha (Amharic: ብርሃኑ ጁላ, born 1965) is an Ethiopian field marshal who is the current Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force since 4 November 2020. He served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from 2014 to 2016.[1]
^"Secretary-General Appoints Major General Birhanu Jula Birhanu of Ethiopia Force Commander of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei". United Nations. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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