Demelash Gebremichael
ደምመላሽ ጌብሬሚካኤል
Commissioner General of the Ethiopian Federal Police
Assumed office
8 November 2020
Appointed byAbiy Ahmed
PresidentSahle-Work Zewde
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Service
In office
28 June 2020 – 8 November 2020
Preceded byAdem Mohammed
Succeeded byTemesgen Tiruneh

Demelash Gebremichael (Amharic: ደምመላሽ ጌብሬሚካኤል) is an Ethiopian politician who is serving as the Commissioner General of the Ethiopian Federal Police, he was appointed to the rank by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed since 8 November 2020. Before he became the commissioner general of the federal police, he was the Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) from 28 June 2019 to 8 November 2020.[1][2]

Office position

After Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made Demelash Gebremichael General Commissioner of the Federal Police Commission, he also made Temesgen Tiruneh the Director of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS).[3] Gebremichael was a close friend to prime minister Abiy Ahmed, before he served as the director general of NISS he was the Deputy Chief of NISS. His boss was killed in an assassination as the Director of NISS.[4] Abiy Ahmed appointed him to take over Adem's former position at the NISS and appointed Mola Hailemariam (Lut. Gen) as chief of ground forces member. A few days later after the assassination of other General Se'are Mekonnen, the NISS director Adem was appointed Chief of Staff of the armed forces and Demelash become the director of the NISS.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Ethiopia: PM Abiy Appoints Six Govt Officials". All Africa. November 8, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Cara, Anna (November 8, 2020). "Ethiopia reshuffles top officials as Tigray conflict grows". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ethiopia's army chief sacked as Tigray fighting continues". BBC. November 8, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Adem Mohammed Appointed Army Chief, Demelash Gebremichael Security Chief". Ezega. June 28, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "PM Abiy Appoints Gen. Adem as Army Chief of Staff". Addis Fortune. June 29, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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