PM Abiy Appoints Lt. Gen. Belay Seyoum Belay Seyoum Akele to Senior Federal Police Leadership Post

Addis Ababa, October 21, 2026 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed Lt. General Belay Seyoum Akele as Deputy Commissioner General of the Ethiopian Federal Police, assigning him to lead the Crime Prevention Main Department.

The appointment places Lt. General Belay in charge of the department responsible for crime prevention within the federal police institution, according to a social media post by the Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia.