Gedu Andargachew

Gedu Andargachew Alene (Amharic: ገዱ አንዳርጋቸው አለነ; born 13 August 1963) is an Ethiopian politician who has served as the National Security Affairs Advisor to the prime minister of Ethiopia from 4 November 2020 to 9 June 2022. He served as president of the Amhara Region from 2013 to 2019 and served as deputy president of the region and head of the agriculture bureau. He also served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from April 2019 to November 2020.

== Life and career ==

Gedu Andargachew was born on 13 August 1963 in Wollo Province, Ethiopia. From 1979 to 1985, he attended at Chet Primary and Junior Secondary School in Amhara region and subsequently attended at Wogel-Tena Secondary Comprehensive School, from 1987-1989. From 1998 to 2001, he held Bachelor degree in development administration from Ethiopian Civil Service University in Addis Ababa.

Before graduating by Masters of Arts degree from Azusa Pacific University in May 2007, Gedu studied in organizational leadership studies.

Gedu was first selected in 2013 to replace Ayalew Gobeze, and was successively reelected by the regional legislature in 2015 and 2018. He resigned on 8 March 2019 for he reasons that were unclear, though in his...