Mayor of Addis Ababa


The Mayor of Addis Ababa is head of the executive branch of Addis Ababa's municipal government. The mayor's office is located in Addis Ababa City Hall. Adanech Abebe is the first woman mayor and 32nd mayor of Addis Ababa since 28 September 2021.
The incumbent mayor Adanech Abebe was the Attorney General of Ethiopia before being elected as mayor.
The mayoral office was established in 1910.

Deputy mayor

Being accountable to the mayor, the responsibilities of the deputy mayor include acting on behalf of the mayor in the absence or incapability of the latter, and performing other functions as assigned to him/her by the mayor.

List of mayors

Mayors

In 1974, Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed in a coup d'etat, Ethiopia was proclaimed a republic, and all noble and aristocratic titles were abolished.
NameImageIn officeNote
Makkonen Mulat1974–1977
Alemu Abebe8 December 1977 – 1985
Zewde Tekle1985–1989
Gizaw Nigusse1989–1991
Mulu Alem Abebe1991–1993
Tefera Waluwa1993–1998
Ali Abdo1998–2003
Arkebe Oqubay24 January 2003 – 9 May 2006
Berhane Deressa9 May 2006 – 30 October 2008Acting
Kuma Demeksa30 October 2008 – 9 July 2013
Diriba Kuma9 July 2013 – 17 July 2018
Takele Uma Benti17 July 2018 – 18 August 2020
Adanech Abebe28 September 2021 – presentDeputy from 18 August 2020 to 28 September 2021