In the political history of Ethiopia, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Ethiopian and politician, Director-General of the World Health Organization.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was born at Asmara in 1965. His recorded nationality is Ethiopia. He was educated at University of Asmara and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Modern political life is continuous and public: careers are made and unmade at a speed that leaves little room between decision and verdict.
The offices held were Director-General of the World Health Organization (from 2017), minister of Health of Ethiopia (2005–2012) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (2012–2016).
His political affiliation is recorded as Tigray People's Liberation Front.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Recognition followed: Commander of the National Order of the Lion (2018), Grand Officer of the National Order of Benin (2018) and Order of the Serbian Flag.
That the career was made in Ethiopia is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's career is not finished, and the historical verdict on it has not been reached.
Achievements
- Director-General of the World Health Organization (from 2017)
- minister of Health of Ethiopia (2005–2012)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (2012–2016)
- Commander of the National Order of the Lion — 2018
- Grand Officer of the National Order of Benin — 2018
- Order of the Serbian Flag
- Educated at University of Asmara and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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