Sahle-Work Zewde
President of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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Sahle-Work Zewde is the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, serving as the country's head of state. Her role matters because she represents Ethiopia on the national and international stage during a significant period in the country's political history.
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- 1950-02-21
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Sahle-Work Zewde (Amharic: ሣህለ ወርቅ ዘውዴ; born 21 February 1950) is an Ethiopian diplomat who served as president of Ethiopia from 2018 to 2024, the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as president unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly on 25 October 2018.
American business magazine Forbes, on its annual edition of the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, listed Sahle-Work as the 93rd most powerful woman in the world, making her the highest-ranking African woman on the list.
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1950 births20th-century Ethiopian politicians20th-century Ethiopian women politicians21st-century Ethiopian politicians21st-century Ethiopian women politiciansAmbassadors of Ethiopia to DjiboutiAmbassadors of Ethiopia to FranceAmbassadors of Ethiopia to SenegalEthiopian officials of the United NationsFirst women presidentsLiving peoplePeople from Addis Ababa