Foreign Minister · Ethiopia
Gedion Timothewos
18 recorded engagements, 2024–2025: 17 visits, 1 video conference and 2 signed agreements.
Biography
Ethiopian politician
Gedion Timothewos (Amharic: ጌድዮን ቲሞጢዎስ; 1 January 1978) is an Ethiopian politician who is serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 18 October 2024 and Attorney General from 2 November 2021. He has served as Minister of Justice from 6 October 2021 until Hanna Arayaselassie succeeding his position in 2024, Timothewos previously was the Ethiopian Attorney General before the position again was renamed to the Minister of Justice.
== Life ==
Born on January 1, 1978, in Addis Ababa, Gedion’s passion for law was evident from an early age. He pursued an LL.B. from Addis Ababa University. Furthering his studies at the prestigious Central European University, Gedion earned advanced degrees, including an LL.M. and an S.J.D. in Comparative Constitutional Law.
Gedion Timothewos successively held the positions of State Attorney of Ethiopia and then the Attorney General. As of 2 November 2021, he held the position of Minister of Justice. 18 October 2024, the Office of Prime Minister appointed Timothewos as Minister of Foreign Affairs, succeeding Taye Atskeselassie. This appointment was made alongside the appointment of Hanna Arayaselassie, the wife of Gedion Timothewos, as the Minister of Justice...
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Where they travelled
Ethiopia Visited or called (darker = more often)
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Signed agreements
Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.
| Date | Partner | What was signed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-15 | Vietnam | Memorandum of Understanding on Trade Cooperation; Memorandum of Understanding on Education Cooperation |
| 2025-09-25 | Russia | Action Plan between the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom and the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation on the Development of a Nuclear Power Plant Project in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
Every recorded engagement
| Date | Type | Destination | Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | Visit Summit | Turkey · Istanbul | |
| 2024-10-25 – 2024-10-26 | Visit | Malaysia · Kuala Lumpur | |
| 2024-11-09 – 2024-11-10 | Visit | Russia · Sochi | |
| 2024-12-20 | Visit | Kenya · Nairobi | |
| 2024-12-28 – 2024-12-30 | Visit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2025-02-07 | Visit Summit | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2025-02-19 | Visit | Turkey · Ankara | |
| 2025-02-20 – 2025-02-21 | Visit | South Africa · Johannesburg | |
| 2025-03-07 | Visit | South Sudan · Juba | |
| 2025-03-12 | Video conference Summit | Djibouti · Djibouti City | |
| 2025-04-15 – 2025-04-17 | Visit Summit | Vietnam · Hanoi | Agreement signedMemorandum of Understanding on Trade Cooperation; Memorandum of Understanding on Education Cooperation |
| 2025-04-28 – 2025-04-29 | Visit | Brazil · Rio de Janeiro | |
| 2025-05-21 | Visit | Belgium · Brussels | |
| 2025-07-29 | Visit | Belarus · Minsk | |
| 2025-07-31 | Visit | Algeria · Algiers | |
| 2025-09-25 | Visit Summit | Russia · Moscow | Agreement signedAction Plan between the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom and the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation on the Development of a Nuclear Power Plant Project in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
| 2025-10-20 – 2025-10-21 | Visit | Russia · Moscow | |
| 2025-11-03 – 2025-11-04 | Visit Summit | France · Paris |
Cite this profile
Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Gedion Timothewos leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/gedion-timothewos.html]