Project: Ethiopia/People
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Current Head of State and Head of Government
| Notable | Born | Title | In Office | Photo | Status | |
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| ሣህለ ወርቅ ዘውዴ Sahle-Work Zewde | 1950 | President | 2018 |  | Not Connected | |
| አቢይ አሕመድ ዐሊ Abiy Ahmed | 1976 | Prime Minister | 2018 |  | Not Connected |
The Ethiopian Monarchy
The Ethiopian royal family base their right to rule on a dynastic line stretching back to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The story of Solomon and Sheba is that of the Solomonic dynasty. In the 14th century Ethiopian compilation of legends, the Kebra Nagast ("The Glory of Kings") supports the concept of a "sacred dynasty" anointed by God. According to it: Solomon's granting of royal bounty to Sheba is interpreted to mean sexual relations. Sheba subsequently gave birth to a son who became Menelik, King of Axum. Menelik became the founder of the ruling Ethiopian dynasty. Haile Selassie – born Tafari Mekonnen – became emperor in 1930. In Ethiopian tradition, succession to the throne could be claimed by any male blood relative of the emperor. Selassie claimed distant descent through his father. He believed he was called to be king.
| Notable | Born | Died | Claim to Fame | Image | Status | |
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| ካሳ ሃይሌ Kassa Hailu | 1818* | 1868 | Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia (1855 - 1868) |  | Not Connected | |
| ዮሓንስ ፬ይ Lij Kahssai Mercha | 1837 | 1899 | Emperor Yohannes IV, King of Zion, King of Kings (1871-1889) |  | Not Connected | |
| ጉግሳ ሥላሴ Gugsa Araya Selassie | 1886 | 1932 | Father of ኃይለ ሥላሴ (ጉግሳ) Haile Selassie Gugsa (CBE) |  | Not Connected | |
| ጣይቱ (ብጡል) (Taytu Betul) "Wälättä Mikael" | 1851 | 1918 | Empress of Ethiopia (1889-1913), Queen Consort of Shewa (1883-1899) |  | Not Connected | |
| አለማየሁ ስምዬን (ቴዎድሮስ) Dejazmatch Alemayehu Simyen Tewodoros | 1861 | 1879 | "Prince Alamayou" Tewodoros |  | Not Connected | |
| ወይዘሮ Altash (ቴዎድሮስ) (Woizero) Tewodros | 1845 | 1865 | wife of Sahle (Maryam) Menelik II | Not Connected | ||
| ልጅ (ኢያሱ) Lij Iyasu | 1895 | 1935 | designated Emperor of Ethiopia (1913 to 1916) |  | Not Connected | |
| ጉግሳ (ዌል) Ras Gugsa Welle | 1875 | 1930 | Husband of Askala Maryam (Zewditu) "Empress Regnant of Ethiopia" |  | Not Connected | |
| ሂሩት (ደስታ) Hirut Desta | 1930 | 2014 | Princess Hirut (Ruth) of Ethiopia |  | Not Connected | |
| ሰብል (ደስታ) Seble Desta | 1931 | 2023 | Daughter of Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie |  | Not Connected | |
| አምሃ (ደስታ) Amha Desta | 1932 | 1940 | Eldest son of Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie | Not Connected | ||
| ኃይለ ሥላሴ (ጉግሳ) (Haile Selassie) Gugsa C.B.E | 1907 | 1985 | Son in law of Tafari (Makonnen) Selassie I | Not Connected | ||
| Tsige Mariam Abebe Retta | 1955 | 1975 | Daughter of Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie | Not Connected | ||
| Menen Asfaw | 1889 | 1962 | Empress of Ethiopia (1930-1962) |  | Not Connected | |
| "ኃይለ, ተፈሪ" Tafari (Makonnen) Haile Selassie | 1892 | 1975 | Haile Selassie I - Emperor (1930 to 1974) |  | Not Connected | |
| Tenagnework Haile Selassie | 1912 | 2003 | Princess Tenagnework "Fikirte Mariam" Haile Selassie |  | Not Connected |
| Notable | Born | Died | Claim to Fame | Image | Status | |
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| ግርማ (ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ) Wolde-Giorgis | 1924 | 2018 | President |  | Not Connected | |
| ሐዲስ ዓለማየሁ Haddis Alemayehu | 1910 | 2023 | Novelist and Politician |  | Not Connected | |
| ሰንዱ ገብሩ Senedu Gebru | 1916 | 2009 | First woman elected to Parliament, Educator | Not Connected | ||
| የውብዳር (ገብሩ) Yewubdar "Emahoy" Tsegué-Maryam | 1923 | 2023 | Composer, Pianist, Nun | Not Connected | ||
| ሻምበል አበበ ቢቂላ (Shambel Abebe) Bikila | 1932 | 1973 | Olympic Marathon Runner |  | Not Connected | |
| አክሊሉ ለማ Akilu Lemma | 1935 | 1997 | Pathobiologist |  | Not Connected | |
| Richard Kier Pankurst | 1927 | 2017 | Ethiopianist | Connected | ||
| Rita (Eldon) Pankurst | 1931 | 2019 | Ethiopianist | Connected |
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