Haile Tilahun Gebremariam

Haile Tilahun Gebremariam (born 1954) is an Ethiopian military officer. On January 28, 2015 he was appointed the Head of Mission for United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.[1]

Haile Tilahun Gebremariam
Commander, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
Assumed office
28 January 2015
Nominated byBan Ki-moon
Preceded byMajor-General Halefom Ejigu Moges (acting)
Personal details
BornEthiopia
Nationality Ethiopian

Biographical Information

As of 1989 Haile was a political commissar for the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front.[2] He belonged to the Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement, which later became the Amhara National Democratic Movement.[3][4]

1997-1998 Haile, then a Brigadier-General, served as Head of Education and Administration at the Ministry of Defence.[1][3][5]

He served as Ethiopian Air Force Deputy Commander 1998-2001 and as State Minister of Defence 2003–2006., Following his career with the Ministry of Defence, Haile worked in the private sector as an adviser for an engineering company and an internal audit management company.[1]

He studied at the Open University in the United Kingdom and holds a master's degree.[1]

References
  1. "Secretary-General Appoints Haile Tilahun Gebremariam of Ethiopia as Head of Mission for Abyei". United Nations.
  2. New York Times. Ethiopia Base and 2 Towns Said to Fall to Rebels
  3. Isabelle Verdier (31 May 1997). Ethiopia: the top 100 people. Indigo Publications. pp. 123, 137. ISBN 978-2-905760-12-8.
  4. J. 'Bayo Adekanye (2008). Military Organisation in Multi-ethnically Segmented Societies: A Comparative Study. Ababa Press. p. 301. ISBN 978-978-48099-0-0.
  5. Peace Initiatives. 3 (1-5 ed.). International Centre for Peace Initiatives. 1997. p. 18.
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