The Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force is the chief and highest-ranking officer of the Ethiopian Air Force The current commander is Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa.
| Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Ethiopian Air Force | |
Incumbent since 21 June 2018[1]Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa | |
 Ethiopian Air Force | |
| Member of | Ethiopian National Defense Force |
| Reports to | Chief of General Staff |
| Appointer | the President of Ethiopia |
| Formation | 1929 |
| First holder | Mischka Babichef |
List of officeholders
editEthiopian Empire (1929-1974)
edit- Mischka Babichef (1929-?)[citation needed]
- Colonel Hubert Julian (?-May 1935)[4]
- Colonel John Robinson (May 1935-?)
- Carl Gustaf von Rosen (1947-1962)[citation needed]
- Christian Nilsson (1957-1962)[5]
- Brigadier General Asefa Ayana (1962-1967)[citation needed]
- Major General Abera Woldemariam Mariam (1967-1974)[6]
Derg/PDRE (1974-1991)
edit- General Asefa G. Egzi (1974, 3 months)
- Brigadier General Yohannes Woldemariam (1974-6 December 1974)[7]
- Brigadier General Taye Tilahun (6 December 1974-19 September 1977)[8][9]
- Major General Fanta Belay (19 September 1977-1987)[10][11]
- Lieutenant General Mengistu kassa (1956-)
- Major General Amha Desta (1987-17 May 1989)[12]
- General Alemayehu Agonafir (1989-1992)
Ethiopia (1991-present)
edit- Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa (since 21 June 2018).
References
edit- ^ "Premier Appoints New Air Force Commander". ENA. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Commanders". www.formerethiopianairforce.com.
- ^ "Biography". formerethiopianairforce.com.
- ^ "Ethiopian air force History". formerethiopianairforce.com.
- ^ "Swedes in Haile Selassie's Ethiopia, 1924-1952".
- ^ Andrew Laurence (29 March 2014). "Ethiopia: Colonel John C. Robinson - Father of Ethiopian Airlines". Addis Ababa: AllAfrica. The Reporter. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "In Memoriam - Brigadier General Yohannes Woldemariam". Bread and Water for Africa. 12 December 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "ETHIOPIA REPLACES 14 IN TOP POSITIONS". The New York Times. 7 December 1974. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ D. Shifaw (2012). The Diary of Terror: Ethiopia 1974 to 1991. Trafford Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-4669-4525-8.
- ^ "ዝክረ – ግንቦት 8.1981:- የአብዮታዊው ሰራዊት ጥቁር ቀን !!!". ethioreference.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ Berouk Mesfin. The Role of Military Power in Ethiopia's National Security (1974-1991) (PDF) (Masters thesis).
- ^ "የጄኔራል ደምሴ ቡልቶ ልጅ 'መራር' ትዝታ". BBC News አማርኛ (in Amharic). Retrieved 14 March 2023.