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Abiy Ahmed

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Abiy Ahmed Ali (Oromo: Abiyi Ahmed Alii; Amharic: ዐብይ አሕመድ ዐሊ; born 15 August 1976) is an Ethiopian politician who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018 and the leader of the Prosperity Party since 2019. Born in Beshasha to a Muslim father and a Christian mother, Abiy joined the rebel forces fighting against the Derg regime in his teens, later rising to Lieutenant Colonel in the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). He rose through the ranks of government via the Information Network Security Agency (INSA), which was established in 2006. In the 2010 national election, Abiy became an elected member of the Ethiopian parliament, representing the district of Agaro. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abiy Ahmed is the 2,802nd most popular politician (up from 8,918th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 20th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Ethiopian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abiy Ahmed ranks 2,802 out of 19,576. Before him are Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Greg Abbott, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Antigonus II Mattathias, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, and Louis the Blind. After him are Anne Neville, Jürgen Stroop, Prince Shōtoku, Joseph McCarthy, Thomas Bach, and Hyeonjong of Joseon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Abiy Ahmed ranks 7. Before him are Ronaldo, Francesco Totti, Reese Witherspoon, Yuval Noah Harari, Andriy Shevchenko, and Alexei Navalny. After him are Simone Inzaghi, Chester Bennington, Cillian Murphy, Judit Polgár, Clarence Seedorf, and Ramzan Kadyrov.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed ranks 15 out of 105. Before him are Tewodros II (1818), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Ezana of Axum (325), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Onuphrius (320), and Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506). After him are Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Amha Selassie (1916), Fasilides (1603), Dawit II (1496), and Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia

Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed ranks 12. Before him are Yohannes IV (1837), Tewodros II (1818), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Ezana of Axum (325), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), and Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506). After him are Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Amha Selassie (1916), Fasilides (1603), Dawit II (1496), and Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924).

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