President of Ethiopia

The President of Ethiopia, officially the President of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia is the head of state of Ethiopia. The position is largely a ceremonial one. The executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. The current president is Taye Atske Selassie, who took office on 7 October 2024.

President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Coat of Arms
Incumbent Taye Atske Selassie since 7 October 2024
Residence	National Palace, Addis Ababa
Term length	Six years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Mengistu Haile Mariam
Formation	10 September 1987

Presidents are elected by the House of Peoples' Representatives for six years, with a two-term limit.

List of presidents

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party (Coalition)	Elected
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
• Chairman of Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia (Derg) (1974–1987) •
1		Lieutenant general Aman Mikael Andom (1924–1974) De facto President of Ethiopia	15 September 1974	17 November 1974 (Resigned)	63 days	Military
–		Major Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937) De facto Acting President of Ethiopia	17 November 1974	28 November 1974	11 days	Military	—
2		Brigadier general Tafari Benti (1921-1977) De facto President of Ethiopia	28 November 1974	3 February 1977†	2 years, 67 days	Military	—
3		Lieutenant colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937) De facto President of Ethiopia	3 February 1977	10 September 1987	10 years, 219 days	Military	—
• President of People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) •
1		Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937)	10 September 1987	21 May 1991 (Resigned)	3 years, 253 days	WPE	1987
–		Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1935–2004) Acting President of Ethiopia	21 May 1991	27 May 1991 (Deposed)	6 days	WPE	—
• President of Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) •
–		Meles Zenawi (1955–2012) President of Ethiopia	28 May 1991	22 August 1995	4 years, 86 days	TPLF (EPRDF)	—
• President of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) •
1		Negasso Gidada (1943–2019)	22 August 1995	8 October 2001	6 years, 47 days	ODP (EPRDF) Independent[a]	1995
2		Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924–2018)	8 October 2001	7 October 2013	11 years, 364 days	Independent	2001 2007
3		Mulatu Teshome (born 1957)	7 October 2013	25 October 2018	5 years, 18 days	ODP (EPRDF)	2013
4		Sahle-Work Zewde (born 1950)	25 October 2018	7 October 2024	5 years, 348 days	Independent	2018
5		Taye Atske Selassie (born 1956)	7 October 2024	Incumbent	286 days	Independent	2024

1. Expelled from both the ODP party and the EPRDF coalition on 22 June 2001.^[1]