Addis Ababa, October 8, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has presented 22 ministerial nominees to Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives as the new Medemer Government moves toward the formation of its Cabinet.
The nominees were presented to Parliament during the second regular session of the 7th parliamentary term, which is being held in the presence of the Prime Minister.
The 22 nominees presented to the House are:
Gedion Timothewos (PhD) — Minister of Foreign Affairs
Addisu Arega — Minister of Agriculture
Fitsum Assefa (PhD) — Minister of Finance
Mohammed Idris — Minister of Defense
Birhanu Nega (Prof.) — Minister of Education
Hana Arayaselassie — Minister of Justice
Yasmin Wohabrebbi — Minister of Trade and Regional Integration
Fisseha Yitagesu (PhD) — Minister of Industry
Habtamu Itefa (PhD) — Minister of Water and Energy
Dr. Mekdes Daba — Minister of Health
Awelu Abdi — Minister of Labor and Skills
Aynalem Niguse — Minister of Revenues
Bereket Fissehatsion — Minister of National Strategy
Selamawit Kassa — Minister of Culture and Tourism
Alemtsahay Paulos — Minister of Mining
Sadat Nesha — Minister of Logistics
Shewit Shanka — Minister of Women and Social Affairs
Musa Adem — Minister of Peace
Frehiwot Tamiru — Minister of Innovation and Technology
Mohammed Abdurahman (Eng.) — Minister of Urban and Infrastructure
Sultan Weli (PhD) — Minister of Irrigation and Lowlands
Aklilu Tadesse (PhD) — Minister of Youth and Sports
The nominations follow the opening of Ethiopia’s 7th parliamentary term on October 5, when newly elected members of the House took their oaths and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was re-elected for another five-year term and subsequently sworn into office.
The House is considering the ministerial nominations as part of the process of constituting the Cabinet of the new federal government. Approval of the nominees remains subject to the parliamentary process.