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Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Name in national languages
Amharic:
የኢትዮጵያ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā t’ek’ilay mīnīsitir
Oromo:
Muummeen Ministiraa Itiyoophiyaa
Somali:
Raysal Wasaaraha Itoobiya
Tigrinya:
ቀዳማይ ሚኒስተር ኢትዮጵያ k’edamay minister Ítiyop'iya
Afar:
Itiyoppiya Naharsi Malak
Emblem
Flag of Ethiopia
Incumbent Abiy Ahmed since 2 April 2018
Style
Honourable Prime Minister (Within Ethiopia) Prime Minister (Informal) His Excellency (Diplomatic)
Type
Head of Government
Status
Chair of Council of Ministers Chair of National Security Council Chair of National Economic Council
Abbreviation
PM
Member of
Federal Parliamentary Assembly
Reports to
House of Peoples' Representatives
Residence
Menelik Palace
Appointer
President of Ethiopia
Term length
5 years term unless Federal Parliamentary Assembly dissolved sooner No term limits specified
The prime minister of Ethiopia is the head of government and chief executive of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a parliamentary republic with a prime minister as head of the government and the commander-in-chief of the Ethiopian Armed Forces. The prime minister is the most powerful political figure in Ethiopian politics. The official residence of the prime minister is the Menelik Palace in Addis Ababa. The prime minister is elected from the members of the House of Peoples' Representatives and presents a government platform. The prime minister must receive a vote of confidence in the House of Peoples' Representatives to exercise executive power as chief executive. Abiy Ahmed is the third prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, serving since April 2018.
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