Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus HonFRS | |
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ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ | |
Tedros in 2024 | |
| 8th Director-General of the World Health Organization | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2017 | |
| Deputy | Zsuzsanna Jakab Michael Ryan |
| Preceded by | Margaret Chan |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 29 November 2012 – 1 November 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Preceded by | Berhane Gebre-Christos (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Workneh Gebeyehu |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 12 October 2005 – 29 November 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Preceded by | Kebede Tadesse |
| Succeeded by | Kesetebirhan Admasu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1965 Asmara, Ethiopia (present-day Eritrea) |
| Political party | Tigray People's Liberation Front |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | |
| Signature | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Community health |
| Thesis | The effects of dams on malaria transmission in Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia, and appropriate control measures (2000) |
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Ge'ez: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelled ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ;[1][a] born 3 March 1965)[2] is an Ethiopian[2] public health official, researcher,[3] diplomat, and the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2017.[4][5] He is the first African to become WHO Director-General,[6] receiving an endorsement for the role by the African Union.[7] Tedros played a role in the response to the Ebola virus epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak.
Prior to serving as Director-General, he held two high-level positions in the government of Ethiopia: Minister of Health from 2005 to 2012[8] and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016.[9][10] Tedros was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.[11]
- ^ "ስለምንታይ እየን ሃብታማት ሃገራት ነተን ኣብ ምምዕባል ንዝርከባ ሃገራት ክታበት ዝዓግተአን ዘለዋ?" (in Tigrinya). BBC News ትግርኛ. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus" (PDF). World Health Organization. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Ghebreyesus, T. A; Haile, M.; Witten, K. H; Getachew, A.; Yohannes, A. M; Yohannes, M.; Teklehaimanot, H. D; Lindsay, S. W; Byass, P. (11 September 1999). "Incidence of malaria among children living near dams in northern Ethiopia: community based incidence survey". BMJ. 319 (7211): 663–666. doi:10.1136/bmj.319.7211.663. PMC 28216. PMID 10480820.
- ^ Branswell, Helen (23 May 2017). "Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected new head of WHO". STAT. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Dr Tedros takes office as WHO Director-General". World Health Organization. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Ducharme, Jamie (21 November 2019). "World Health Organization Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Never Stops Worrying". Time. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "His Excelency Dr Tedros Adhanom G/Eyesus". FDRE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1 of 2). 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016.
- ^ "His Excelency Dr Tedros Adhanom G/Eyesus". FDRE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2 of 2). 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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