Kenea Yadeta

In this Ethiopian name, the name Yadeta is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Kenea.
Kenea Yadeta
Qana'aa Yaadataa
Ministry of Defense
In office
18 August 2020 – 6 October 2021
PresidentSahle-Work Zewde
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byLemma Megersa
Succeeded byAbraham Belay
Personal details
BornEthiopia
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front

Kenea Yadeta (Oromo: Qana'aa Yaadataa; Amharic: ቀነዓ ያደታ) is an Ethiopian politician and who has served as the Minister of Defense from 2020 to 2021.

Biography

Kenea Yadeta studied administration and holds a PhD in Public Management, a Master's in Public & Constitutional Law, in Public Administration, and in Business Administration.[1] He served in the Ethiopian Federal Police as Deputy Commissioner General,[1] as Head of Security and Administration Bureau,[2] and security chief of Oromia Region.[1][3] On 18 August 2020, he was appointed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as Minister of Defense amid a controversy between his predecessor and the prime minister.[3][4][5] He became a key figure in the Tigray War.[6][7] He was succeeded by Abraham Belay, former head of the Transitional Government of Tigray on 6 October 2021.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GRV Global - Africa Security Symposium ASEC 2020 - Speakers". grvglobal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Chefe Oromia Appoints Eleven Officials". Ethiopian Monitor. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "News update: New appointments see defense minister, Addis Abeba deputy mayor removed". Addis Standard. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Ethiopia PM Fires Defence Minister, a One-Time Ally, in Major Reshuffle". U.S. News & World Report. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Ethiopia DM replaced after criticising PM Abiy amid ethnic violence". Middle East Monitor. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Ethiopia to set up 'transitional' rule in parts of Tigray - minister". Reuters. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ^ ""ሕግ የማስከበር ሥራን የእርስ በእርስ ጦርነት አስመስሎ ማቅረብ ስህተት ነው" - ሚኒስትር ቀነአ ያደታ" ["It is wrong to portray law enforcement as a civil war," said Minister Kenea Yadeta] (in Amharic). SBS. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Ethiopian parliament approves PM Abiy's new cabinet". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.