Mesfin Hagos
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Mesfin Hagos | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Minister of Defence | |
| In office 1994–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Petros Solomon |
| Succeeded by | Sebhat Ephrem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1947 |
| Political party | PFDJ |
| Education | Addis Ababa University (dropped out) |
Mesfin Hagos (born 1947) is an Eritrean politician who was one of the founding members of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF).[2]
After Independence he was appointed to become Eritrea’s first Minister Minister of Defense during the 1990s.[3] In 1995 he stepped down from his post and became the Regional Administrator of the Southern Region. During the arrest of the G-15 group Mesfin was abroad for medical reasons. He has since lived in exile and sought political asylum in Germany in 2013,[4] where he lived as of December 2020[update].[3]
Mesfin was born in the small village of Azien, north of Asmara, on 21 November 19, 1947. He went to secondary school in Debre Berhan and attended the Addis Ababa University until 1966.[2]