Temesgen Tiruneh
ተመስገን ጥሩነህ
Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Service
Assumed office
8 November 2020
PresidentSahle-Work Zewde
Prime MinisterAbiy Ahmed
Preceded byDemelash Gebremichael
President of Amhara Region
In office
22 July 2019 – 8 November 2020
Preceded byLake Ayelew (acting)
Ambachew Mekonnen
Succeeded byAgegnehu Teshager
Director General of the Information Network Security Agency
In office
20 April 2018 – 6 February 2020
Preceded byTekleberhan Woldearegay
Succeeded byShumete Gizaw

Temesgen Tiruneh (Amharic: ተመስገን ጥሩነህ) is an Ethiopian politician who is the director general of National Intelligence and Security Service of Ethiopia.[1]

On 8 November 2020, Temesgen Tiruneh was appointed to the position of director general of NISS by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in the midst of the Tigray War. He was the former president of Amhara state.[2][3] He was replaced from his former position of Amhara regional state president by Agegnehu Teshager.[4][5]

Political career

President of Amhara Region

On 27 July 2019, Temesgen has been named as the head of Amhara Region amidst the crisis following the June 22 coup attempt. He has worked as a security advisor of the Information Network Security Agency (INSA) from 20 April 2018.[6]

Director of the National Intelligence and Security Service

Temesgen as the director of the leading intelligence agency has said many statements of security treat. He publicly said that "The TPLF Junta dreamt of disrupting the central government by mobilizing its lapdogs it dubbed “Federalist Forces”, but, things have gone the other way around as all Ethiopians stand in unison against it.” Temesgen also made another statement vowing to destroy the TPLF from the face of the earth. He also said that the NISS was teaming up with the Federal Police and the National Defense force to defeat the terrorist TPLF.[7][8] Temesgen said in a statement “This divisive rhetoric is TPLF’s destructive tool that it has been implementing since its very inception." He also said the TPLF are not here to destroy the Amhara people but the whole nation as a whole.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "PM Abiy sweeps aside leadership of army, intelligence and police". Eritrea Hub.
  2. ↑ "PM Abiy sweeps aside leadership of army, intelligence and police". Eritrea Hub.
  3. ↑ Endeshaw, David (July 27, 2019). "Temesgen Tiruneh named Amhara region head". The Reporter Ethiopia. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ethiopia reshuffles top officials as Tigray conflict grows". AP. November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Agegnehu Replaces Temesgen as President of Amhara Region". Ethiopian Monitor. November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ Endeshaw, Dawit (2019-07-27). "Temesgen Tiruneh Named Amhara Region Head | The Reporter | Latest Ethiopian News Today". www.thereporterethiopia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  7. ↑ "Intelligence And Security Chief Vows To Eliminate Terrorist Groups, Their Creeds From Ethiopia". Fanabc. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "NISS Director Says Federal, Regional Governments Team Up To Neutralize Terrorist TPLF Soon". Fanabc. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  9. ↑ "NISS Director General Calls For Collective Action To Foil Potential Threats Of TPLF". Fanabc. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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