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 (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]

Abraham Belay
አብራሃም በላይ
Minister of Irrigation and Lowland Areas Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2024
Preceded by	Aisha Mohammed
Minister of Defense
In office 6 October 2021 – 20 May 2024
Appointed by	Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by	Kenea 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 by	Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by	Mulu Nega
Succeeded by	Getachew 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 Minister	Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by	Getahun Mekuria
Succeeded by	Belete Molla
Personal details
Political party	Prosperity Party[3]
Other political affiliations	Tigray People's Liberation Front[4]
Residence	Ethiopia
Education	Addis Ababa University

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]