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Demeke Mekonnen

Politician

Demeke Mekonnen is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Demeke Mekonnen · דמקה מכונן · デメケ・メコネン · 德梅克·梅孔嫩				[sources]
Other name	Demeke Mekonnen Hassen · דמקה מכונן חסן				[sources]
Weak alias	德梅克·梅孔宁				[sources]
Birth date	1963-09-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Gojjam				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Ethiopia				[sources]
Citizenship	Ethiopia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16728486				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2012-) · Minister of Education of Ethiopia (2008-2013) · Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (2019-2019) · Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (2020-)				[sources]
Education	Addis Ababa University				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Ethiopian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia	2019-03-08	2019-04-18
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia	2020-11-04	-
Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia	2012-09-21	-
Minister of Education of Ethiopia	2008-10-30	2013-07-04

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Source data IDs: us-cia-ethiopia-demeke-mekonnen-hassen-min-of-foreign-affairs · us-cia-ethiopia-demeke-mekonnen-hassen-deputy-prime-minister · us-cia-ethiopia-demeke-mekonnen-hassen-minister-of-foreign-affairs · us-cia-ethiopia-demeke-mekonnen-hassen-dep-prime-min · NK-NE5icGYfTZ8wFVxS4cRyRj

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