Yared Zerihun

Yared Zerihun
ያሬድ ዘሪሁን
Commissioner General of the Ethiopian Federal Police
In office
19 April 2018 – 25 June 2018
Appointed byAbiy Ahmed
PresidentMulatu Teshome
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byAssefa Abiyo
Succeeded byZeynu Ummer

Yared Zerihun (Amharic: ያሬድ ዘሪሁን) is an Ethiopian politician who served as Commissioner General of the Ethiopian Federal Police from April to June 2018.

Career

He served as deputy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) until Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reshuffled his cabinet.[1]

On 19 April 2018, Yared was appointed Commissioner General of the Ethiopian Federal Police, replacing Assefa Abyou.[2][3][4] In June 2018, he was removed due to a health issue.[5]

On 14 November 2018, Yared was arrested by police amidst investigation of alleged corruption and human rights abuses during the EPRDF regime.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Ethiopia's ongoing crackdown on corruption, human rights abuse will continue: PM - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ "PM Abiy Ahmed Appointed Nine Ministers and Officials". www.ezega.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Update on Ethiopia: Pariament, Regional States, new cabinet etc". Somali Forum - Somalia Online. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ^ Tadesse, Fasika (26 May 2018). "Ethiopia: Reshuffle Continues At Palace, Police and Agency". Addis Fortune. Addis Ababa. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024 – via allAfrica.
  5. ^ "Zeynu Jemal becomes Commissioner General of Federal Police Commission". Capital Newspaper. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Ethiopia arrests former deputy spy chief Yared Zerihun". 15 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Former Deputy Intelligence Chief Arrested in Ethiopia". Voice of America. 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Ethiopia's former Deputy-Intelligence Chief arrested". Borkena Ethiopian News. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2024.