Abraham Belay

In this Ethiopian name, the name Belay is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Abraham.
Abraham Belay
አብራሃም በላይ
Minister of Irrigation and Lowland Areas Development
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 May 2024
Preceded byAisha Mohammed
Minister of Defense
In office
6 October 2021 – 20 May 2024
Appointed byAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byKenea Yadeta
Chief Executive Officer of the Transitional Government of Tigray
Disputed with Debretsion Gebremichael
from 6 May 2021 until 3 March 2022
In office
6 May 2021 – 23 March 2023
Appointed byAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byMulu Nega
Succeeded byGetachew Reda
President of the Tigray Prosperity Party[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office
Before 5 May 2021
Minister of Innovation and Technology
In office
22 January 2020[2] – 6 October 2021
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byGetahun Mekuria
Succeeded byBelete Molla
Personal details
Political partyProsperity Party[3]
Other political
affiliations		Tigray People's Liberation Front[4]
ResidenceEthiopia
EducationAddis Ababa University

Abraham Belay (Amharic: አብራሃም በላይ) is an Ethiopian politician serving as the Minister of Water, Irrigation and Electricity since 2024.[5] Belay served as the Minister of Defense from 2021. An ethnic Tigrayan,[6] he previously served as the Minister of Innovation and Technology,[3][7] and as president of the Tigray Region Prosperity Party.[1]

Career

He serves as a board member of the Ethiopian Roads Authority and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. Previously, he also served as board chairman of the Ethiopian Communication Authority, Ethiopian Electric Power, the Metals and Engineering Corporation, the Ethiopian News Agency, and Ambo University.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Abraham Replaces Mulu as Head of Tigray Interim Administration". Ethiopian Monitor. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Ethiopian Prime Minister reshuffles ministers". New Business Ethiopia. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Ethiopia replaces head of war-hit Tigray region". AlArabiyah News. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ "The untold story of the pastors". Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  5. ^ "PM Abiy Ahmed appoints ministers in swap for Defense, Irrigation & Lowlands". Welcome to Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  6. ^ Anderson, Jon Lee. "Did a Nobel Peace Laureate Stoke a Civil War?". New Yorker. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Abraham Belay Appointed as Chief Executive of Tigray Regional State". msn. Retrieved November 6, 2021.


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