Kenea Yadeta
Ethiopian politician
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Kenea Yadeta (Oromo: Qana'aa Yaadataa; Amharic: ቀነዓ ያደታ) is an Ethiopian politician and who has served as the Minister of Defense from 2020 to 2021.
Kenea Yadeta | |
|---|---|
Qana'aa Yaadataa | |
| Ministry of Defense | |
| In office 18 August 2020 – 6 October 2021 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Lemma Megersa |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Belay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
Biography
Kenea Yadeta studied administration and holds a PhD in Public Management, a Master's in Public & Constitutional Law, in Public Administration, and in Business Administration.[1] He served in the Ethiopian Federal Police as Deputy Commissioner General,[1] as Head of Security and Administration Bureau,[2] and security chief of Oromia Region.[1][3] On 18 August 2020, he was appointed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as Minister of Defense amid a controversy between his predecessor and the prime minister.[3][4][5] He became a key figure in the Tigray War.[6][7] He was succeeded by Abraham Belay, former head of the Transitional Government of Tigray on 6 October 2021.[8]