Solomon Etefa
Solomon Etefa Lemu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chief Commander of South Command, ENDF | |
| Lieutenant General | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Abiy Ahmed |
| President | Sahlework Zewde Taye AtskeSellasie |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed Ali |
| Deputy | Major General Admasu Alemu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Welega Province, Ethiopia |
| Children | 4 |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Solomon Etefa Lemu is an Ethiopian Lieutenant general who is the current commander of the south command of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF).[1]
Military career
Lemu joined the Ethiopian National Defense Force on 4 July 1991. He served as a deputy Brigade Commander during the Eritrean Ethiopian War. He was involved in UN peace keeping mission in Sudan in 2015. He served as Commander of the Combined Arms Academy. He also served as deputy commander of south command. He has been a military teacher at the Ethiopian Defense force General and Staff College. He is also involved in the Oromo conflict, the Tigray war. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant general on 8 January 2022. He was awarded the Adwa Victory heroes medal, given by the President of Ethiopia, in January 2022 for his achievement during in the Tigray war.
Education
Lemu received his bachelor's degree from Ethiopian General and staff college by Military operation. Lemu was admitted to United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, United States in 2007 in the Military Operation course. He also attended the Ethiopian General and Staff College. He has received his master's degree in peace and security from Cranfield University. He holds a master's in leadership from Lead Star College in collaboration with Ashland University.
References
- ↑ South Command (2023). "Ye kehadiw mekseft" (2nd ed.). ENDF. Retrieved Jan 16, 2023.
External links
- Gazexa, Addis (2022). "100 officers promoted to General". Ethiopian News Agency. Gazexa. Ethiopian NEWS. pp. 3–5.
- South command, ENDF (2023). Yekehadiw Mekseft (in Amharic) (1st ed.). Hawassa, Ethiopia: South Command.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- "Lie. Gen. Solomon Etefa Lemma".
- Nadeem, Sajid (March 25, 2024). "Oromo Liberation Army is Collapsing, Claims an Ethiopian Military Officer". My Views on News.
- Nadeem, SAJID (March 25, 2024). "Oromo Liberation Army is Collapsing, Claims an Ethiopian Military Officer". MY VIEWS ON NEWS. Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024. Unknown parameter
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