Mayor of Addis Ababa

Mayor of Addis Ababa
የአዲስ አበባ ከንቲባ
Emblem of the Addis Ababa City Administration adopted since 2020
Incumbent Adanech Abebe since 28 September 2021
Style	His/Her Honor
Inaugural holder	Woldetsadik Goshu
Formation	1910

The Mayor of Addis Ababa (Amharic: የአዲስ አበባ ከንቲባ) is head of the executive branch of Addis Ababa's municipal government. The mayor's office is located in Addis Ababa City Hall.^[1] Adanech Abebe is the first woman mayor and 32nd mayor of Addis Ababa since 28 September 2021.

The incumbent mayor Adanech Abebe was the Attorney General of Ethiopia before being elected as mayor.

The mayoral office was established in 1910.

Deputy mayor

Being accountable to the mayor, the responsibilities of the deputy mayor include acting on behalf of the mayor in the absence or incapability of the latter, and performing other functions as assigned to him/her by the mayor.

List of mayors

Lord mayor (Kantiba)

Name	Image	In office	Note
Bitwoded Wolde Tsadik Goshu		1910–1917
Bitwoded Haile Giyorgis Woldemikael		1917–1918
Yegezu Behabte		1918
Dejazmach Wossene Zeamanuel		1918
Dejazmach Matebe Tessema		1918
Blattengeta Heruy Wolde Selassie		1918–1922
Nasibu Zeamanuel		1922–1931
Ras Makonnen Endelkachew		1932–1934
Dejazmach Bitwoded Tengashaw Behabte		1934–1936
Dejazmach Takele Woldehawariat		1936	Acting

Italian governors during occupation

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
5 May 1936 – 27 May 1936	Giuseppe Bottai, Governor
1 June 1936 – 23 September 1938	Alfredo Siniscalchi, Governor
23 September 1938 – 1 January 1939	Francesco Camero Medici, Governor
1 January 1939 to 5 May 1939	Enrico Cerulli, Governor
5 May 1939 – 2 June 1940	Guglielmo Nasi, Governor
2 June 1940 – 3 April 1941	Giuseppe Daodice, Governor
3 April 1941 – 6 April 1941	Agenore Frangipani, Governor

Restored lord mayor

Name	Image	In office	Note
Ras Abebe Aregai		1941
Dejazmach Takele Woldehawariat		1942
Dejazmach Kebede Tesema		1942–1946
Ras Mesfin Sileshi		1947
Demissie Wolde Amanuel		1947–1956
Blattengeta Zewde Belayneh		1956–1957
Dejazmach Zewde Gebre-Sellassie		1958–1960
Zewde Gebrehiwot		1960–1969
Haile Giorgis Workneh		1969–1973
Makkonen Mulat		1973–1974

Mayors

In 1974, Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed in a coup d'etat, Ethiopia was proclaimed a republic, and all noble and aristocratic titles were abolished.^[2][3]

Name	Image	In office	Note
Makkonen Mulat		1974–1977
Alemu Abebe		8 December 1977 – 1985
Zewde Tekle		1985–1989
Gizaw Nigusse		1989–1991
Mulu Alem Abebe		1991–1993
Tefera Waluwa		1993–1998
Ali Abdo		1998–2003
Arkebe Oqubay		24 January 2003 – 9 May 2006
Berhane Deressa		9 May 2006 – 30 October 2008	Acting
Kuma Demeksa		30 October 2008 – 9 July 2013
Diriba Kuma		9 July 2013 – 17 July 2018
Takele Uma Benti		17 July 2018 – 18 August 2020
Adanech Abebe		28 September 2021 – present	Deputy from 18 August 2020 to 28 September 2021

See also

• List of governors of the Regions of Ethiopia

References

1. "Takele Appointed as de Facto Mayor of Addis Ababa". 17 July 2018.
2. "Mayors of Addis Ababa". Retrieved 21 August 2013.
3. "Ethiopia Regions". WorldStatesmen.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.