{{short description|Ethiopian politician (born 1968)}} {{Hatnote|This is an Ethiopian name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Workneh.}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Workneh Gebeyehu | native_name = {{small|ወርቅነህ ገበየሁ}} | image = Workneh Gebeyehu in New York - 2018 (30033618757) (cropped).jpg | caption = Workneh in 2018 | office1 = Minister of Foreign Affairs | prime_minister1 = Hailemariam Desalegn<br>Abiy Ahmed | term_start1 = 8 November 2016 | term_end1 = 8 March 2019 | predecessor1 = Tedros Adhanom | successor1 = Gedu Andargachew | office2 = Minister of Transport and Communications | prime_minister2 = Hailemariam Desalegn | term_start2 = September 2012 | term_end2 = 1 November 2016 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = Diriba Kuma | office3 = Commissioner-General of the Ethiopian Federal Police | prime_minister3 = Meles Zenawi<br>Hailemariam Desalegn | term_start3 = 2001 | term_end3 = 2012 | predecessor3 = | successor3 = Assefa Abiyo | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|7|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Shashemene, Arsi Province, Ethiopian Empire<br><small>(now Oromia Region, Ethiopia)</small> | death_date = | death_place = | party = Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization | other_party = Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front | alma_mater = Addis Ababa University (B.A.)<br>Addis Ababa University (M.A.)<br>University of South Africa (Ph.D)<ref>{{cite web |title=Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo - Ethiopia |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ethiopia/workneh.htm |website=Globalsecurity.org}}</ref> }}
'''Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo''' ({{langx|om|Warqinaa Gabayyoo}}; {{langx|am|ወርቅነህ ገበየሁ}}, born 16 July 1968)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aima.bciaerospace.com/index.php/meet-speakers/8-2015-speakers/7-meet-workneh-gebeyehu-negewo|title=Meet Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo|website=Aima.bciaerospace.com|accessdate=21 February 2019}}</ref> is an Ethiopian politician. In September 2012, he was appointed Ministry of Transport and he has served as an elected member of Addis Ababa City Council.
==Career== He studied BA in Political Science and International Relations (1991) and MA in International Relations (2006) at Addis Ababa University. He has been a member of Oromo People's Democratic Organization and EPRDF (Since 2019 the Prosperity Party) since 1991 and an executive member of both parties since 2012 and commissioner general of the Ethiopian Federal Police Commission from 2001 to 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=His Excelency Dr Workneh Gebeyehu|url=http://www.mfa.gov.et/web/guest/minister|publisher=Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Foreign Affairs|accessdate=26 June 2017}}{{Failed verification|date=December 2023}}</ref> Since 1 November 2016 he had served as Minister of Foreign Affairs following a cabinet reshuffle, succeeding Tedros Adhanom, before he was appointed the 6th Executive Secretary of IGAD in November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://igad.int/executive-secretary/2309-igad-countries-leaders-applaud-dr-workneh-s-appointment-as-executive-secretary|title=IGAD Countries Leaders Applaud Dr Workneh's Appointment As Executive Secretary|website=igad.int|access-date=2020-09-11|archive-date=2020-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202180232/https://igad.int/executive-secretary/2309-igad-countries-leaders-applaud-dr-workneh-s-appointment-as-executive-secretary|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also== *List of foreign ministers in 2017 *List of current foreign ministers
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Workneh Gebeyehu}} Category:21st-century Ethiopian politicians Category:Foreign ministers of Ethiopia Category:Government ministers of Ethiopia Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Addis Ababa University alumni Category:University of South Africa alumni Category:Oromo Democratic Party politicians Category:People from Oromia Category:Oromo people
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