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Sahle-Work Zewde

Diplomat · Politician

Sahle-Work Zewde 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	Sahle-Uork Zeudé · Sahle-Vork Zevde · Sahle-Work Zewde · Sahle-Work Zewdeová · Sahlevorka Zevde · 18 more...				[sources]
Alias	Sahilework Zewde · Sahlework Zewdeová · Salhlework Zewude · sahlework zewds · Салеворк Зевде · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	薩勒-沃克·祖德				[sources]
Birth date	1950-02-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Addis Ababa				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Ethiopia				[sources]
Citizenship	Ethiopia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7399685				[sources]
Position	President of Ethiopia (2018-2024)				[sources]
Education	Lycée Guebre-Mariam · University of Montpellier				[sources]
Religion	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

President of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Ethiopia	2018-10-25	2024-10-07

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,011

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,185

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Wikidata353,686

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: unprot-9df0836df2f4aeb1ac0685759c8a9b2b804df587 · us-cia-ethiopia-sahle-work-zewde-president · us-cia-ethiopia-sahle-work-zewde-pres

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