Hailemariam Desalegn

Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe (Amharic: [ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) (born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician. He became Prime Minister of Ethiopia in July 2012 after the death of then-Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. He resigned on 15 February 2018 after mass protests and civil unrest.

Hailemariam Desalegn ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ
File:Hailemariam Desalegn - Closing Plenary- Africa's Next Chapter - World Economic Forum on Africa 2011.jpg
15th Prime Minister of Ethiopia
In office 20 August 2012 – 15 February 2018
President	Girma Wolde-Giorgis Mulatu Teshome
Preceded by	Meles Zenawi
Succeeded by	Abiy Ahmed
2nd Chairman of the EPRDF
In office 16 September 2012 – 15 February 2018
Deputy	Demeke Mekonnen
Preceded by	Meles Zenawi
Succeeded by	Abiy Ahmed
Chairperson of the African Union
In office 27 January 2013 – 30 January 2014
Preceded by	Yayi Boni
Succeeded by	Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia
In office 1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012
Prime Minister	Meles Zenawi
Preceded by	Addisu Legese
Succeeded by	Demeke Mekonnen Debretsion Gebremichael Muktar Kedir
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012
Prime Minister	Meles Zenawi
Preceded by	Seyoum Mesfin
Succeeded by	Tedros Adhanom
President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
In office 12 November 2001 – March 2006
Preceded by	Abate Kisho
Succeeded by	Shiferaw Shigute
Personal details
Born	19 July 1965 (aged 60) Boloso Sore, Ethiopia
Political party	Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement
Other political affiliations	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Spouse(s)	Roman Tesfaye
Alma mater	Addis Ababa University Arba Minch University Tampere University of Technology Azusa Pacific University

Hailemariam Desalegn Media

• Manmohan Singh being received by the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, on his arrival at Bole International Airport, to attend the 2nd Africa India Forum Summit (AIFS).jpg

  Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, May 2011

• Hailemariam Desalegn and Tedros Adhanom, August 2014.jpg

  Hailemariam with Tedros Adhanom and Getachew Reda during the meeting with Seychelles' delegation in the margins of the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, August 2014

• Hailemariam in November 2014 at the Second UNIDO forum in Vienna

• Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resignation announcement on 15 February 2018.webm

  Announcement of Hailemariam resignation 15 February 2018

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  HRF's Logo

• H.E. Roman Tesfaye, former First Lady of Ethiopia and CEO of HRF, along with HRF’s Deputy CEO, Dr. Sosina Hailemariam, and ‘ YES’ Project team and participants in South Omo zone, Ethiopia, May 2025.jpg

  H.E. Roman Tesfaye, former First Lady of Ethiopia and CEO of HRF, along with HRF's Deputy CEO, Dr. Sosina Hailemariam, and ‘YES’ Project team and participants in South Omo Zone, Ethiopia, May 2025

• H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn delivering welcoming speech at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda, 2 September 2024.jpg

  AGRA Board Chair, H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, delivering welcoming speech at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda, 2-6 September 2024

• On March 19, 2025, H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, TMA Board Chair and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, met with H.E. John Mahama, President of Ghana, at the Flagstaff House in Accra to discuss trade facilitation, regional integration, and AfCFTA alignment with Ghana's priorities.