Abraham Belay is an Ethiopian politician serving as the

Minister of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

since 2021. He previously served as the Minister of Innovation and Technology, and as president of the

Tigray Region The Tigray Region, officially the Tigray National Regional State, is the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia. The Tigray Region is the homeland of the Tigrayan, Irob, and Kunama people. Its capital and largest city is Mekelle. Tigray is ...

Prosperity Party The Prosperity Party ( am, ብልጽግና ፓርቲ, Bilits’igina Paritī; om, Paartii Badhaadhiinaa) is a political party in Ethiopia that was established on 1 December 2019 as a successor to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic F ...

. He serves as a board member of the

Ethiopian Roads Authority The Ethiopian Road Transport Authority (RTA) is a public transport authority based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic ...

and the

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) is the largest commercial bank in Ethiopia. As of June 2021, it had about 1.1 trillion birr in assets and held approximately 67% of deposits and about 53% of all bank loans in the country. The bank has aroun ...

. Previously, he also served as board chairman of the Ethiopian Communication Authority,

Ethiopian Electric Power Ethiopian Electric Power () is an Ethiopian electrical power industry and state-owned electric producer. It is engaged in development, investment, construction, operation, and management of power plants, power generation and power transmissi ...

, the

Metals and Engineering Corporation METEC (acronym for Metals and Engineering Corporation) is an Ethiopian arms industry, arms and machinery industry founded in 2010. Being the state largest military industrial complex, it is responsible for the production of military equipment an ...

, the

Ethiopian News Agency The Ethiopian News Agency ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ዜና አገልግሎት ''Ye-Ityopya Zéna Agelgelot'' (IZA) or ENA) is the official news agency of the Government of Ethiopia. It is the oldest news organization in Ethiopia. IZA's inception d ...

, and

Ambo University Ambo University ( am, አምቦ ዩኒቨርሲቲ; om, Yunivarsiitii Amboo) is a national university in Ambo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It is approximately west of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Ministry of Education admits qualified students to A ...

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21st-century Ethiopian politicians Addis Ababa University alumni Tigray War Year of birth missing (living people) Defence ministers of Ethiopia Living people {{Ethiopia-politician-stub