Yared Zerihun

Yared Zerihun
Commissioner General of the Ethiopian Federal Police
In office
19 April 2018 – 25 June 2018
Appointed byAbiy Ahmed
PresidentMulatu Teshome
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byAssefa Abiyo
Succeeded byZeynu Ummer

Yared Zerihun (Amharic: ያሬድ ዘሪሁን) is an Ethiopian politician who has been the commissioner general of the Ethiopian Federal Police from April to June 2018, succeeded by Zeynu Ummer. He was the deputy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) until Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reshuffled his cabinet.

Career

Yared Zerihun was the deputy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) until April 2018.[1]

On 19 April 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed cabinet reshuffled, and Yared has been appointed as the commissioner general of the Ethiopian Federal Police, replacing Assefa Abyou.[2][3][4] In June 2018, he was removed to the position due to health issue succeeded by Zeynu Ummer.[5]

On 14 November 2018, Yared was arrested by police amidst investigation of alleged corruption and human rights abuses during the EPRDF regime.[6][7] He was apprehended in Koket Hotel, Dukem.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Ethiopia's ongoing crackdown on corruption, human rights abuse will continue: PM - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  2. ^ "PM Abiy Ahmed Appointed Nine Ministers and Officials". www.ezega.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  3. ^ "Update on Ethiopia: Pariament, Regional States, new cabinet etc". Somali Forum - Somalia Online. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  4. ^ https://allafrica.com/stories/201805310358.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Staff Reporter (2018-06-25). "Zeynu Jemal becomes Commissioner General of Federal Police Commission". Capital Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  6. ^ "Ethiopia arrests former deputy spy chief Yared Zerihun". 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  7. ^ "Former Deputy Intelligence Chief Arrested in Ethiopia". Voice of America. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  8. ^ Admin (2018-11-15). "Ethiopia's former Deputy-Intelligence Chief arrested". Borkena Ethiopian News. Retrieved 2024-11-13.