Hailemariam Desalegn

Hailemariam Desalegn
ኀይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ
Hailemariam in 2011
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
In office 20 August 2012 – 2 April 2018 Acting: 20 August 2012 – 21 September 2012 Caretaker: 11 March 2018 – 2 April 2018
President	Girma Wolde-Giorgis Mulatu Teshome
Preceded by	Meles Zenawi
Succeeded by	Abiy Ahmed
2nd Chairman of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
In office 16 September 2012 – 15 February 2018[1]
Deputy	Demeke Mekonnen
Preceded by	Meles Zenawi
Succeeded by	Abiy Ahmed
11th Chairperson of the African Union
In office 27 January 2013 – 30 January 2014
Preceded by	Yayi Boni
Succeeded by	Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia
In office 1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012
Prime Minister	Meles Zenawi
Preceded by	Addisu Legese
Succeeded by	Demeke Mekonnen Debretsion Gebremichael Muktar Kedir
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012
Prime Minister	Meles Zenawi
Preceded by	Seyoum Mesfin
Succeeded by	Tedros Adhanom
President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
In office 12 November 2001 – March 2006
Preceded by	Abate Kisho
Succeeded by	Shiferaw Shigute
Personal details
Born	(1965-07-19) 19 July 1965 (age 59) Boloso Sore, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopian Empire
Political party	Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement
Other political affiliations	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Spouse	Roman Tesfaye[2]
Children	3 (Dr. Sosina Hailemariam, Yohanna Hailemariam and Bitsit Hailemariam)
Alma mater	Addis Ababa University Arba Minch University Tampere University of Technology Azusa Pacific University

Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe (Amharic: ኀይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ ቦሼ; born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as deputy prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Meles Zenawi from 2010 to 2012. After Meles' death in August 2012, Hailemariam succeeded him as prime minister, initially in an acting capacity. He was then elected as the chair of the EPRDF, the ruling party, on 15 September 2012. Hailemariam also served as the chairperson of the African Union from 2013 to 2014.

He submitted his resignation as prime minister and chair of the EPRDF on 15 February 2018 in response to the fallout from mass protests and unrest in 2016.^[4] His resignation was accepted on 11 March 2018, but he stayed in office as head of the caretaker government until 2 April 2018. Hailemariam is the first ruler in modern Ethiopian history to step down; previous leaders have died in office or been overthrown.^[5] He said he wanted to clear the way for reforms.