Interim Regional Administration of Tigray

The Interim Regional Administration (IRA) of Tigray Region (Tigrinya: ግዝያዊ ምምሕዳር ክልል ትግራይ; Amharic: የትግራይ ክልል ግዝያዊ አስተዳደር) is an interim regional administration announced by the Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia on 23 March 2023.^[1][2][3] This appointment was based on Article 10(1) of the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) signed in Pretoria between the Federal Government and the TPLF to end the conflict on 2 November 2022, which called for the establishment of an inclusive Interim Regional Administration,^[4] and a decision by the House of Federation (HoF) to establish the interim administration of the Tigray regional state, as per Article 62 (9) of the Constitution proclamation 359/1995, article 14/2/B.^[2] On the same day, Ato Getachew Reda Kahsay was appointed as IRA head for undisclosed terms.^[1][2]

Interim Regional Administration of Tigray
ግዝያዊ ምምሕዳር ክልል ትግራይ
Overview
Established	23 March 2023
Polity	Tigray Region
Leader	Chief Administrator[1]
Appointed by	Abiy Ahmed
Responsible to	House of Federation

Interim Council

On February 2, 2025, the Tigray Interim Administration established the Tigray Interim Council to provide guidance and oversight.^[5] Moges Tafere was appointed chairperson, and Dejene Mezgebu (PhD), president of the Tigray Independence Party, was appointed deputy chairperson. The council comprises representatives from the administration, civil society organizations, political parties operating in the region, the Tigray diaspora, local experts, and security bodies.

See also

• Transitional Government of Tigray, the preceding federally approved government, located in Tigray from November 2020 to June 2021