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Workneh Gebeyehu (PhD)
IGAD Executive Secretary

Prior to being the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia between 2016 and 2019. He was Minister of Transport between 2012 and 2016. Dr Workneh has had a long career in the Civil Service in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia where he served in the Administration and the Security.

He was born in 1970 in the town of Shashamane in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Dr. Workneh studied at Addis Ababa University where he obtained a Bachelor and Masters degree in International Relations. He holds a PhD in Criminology from the University of South Africa (Unisa) in Pretoria. Dr Workneh is married and a father of three.

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Opening Remarks Workneh Gebeyehu, IGAD Executive Secretary 2nd IGAD Ministerial Conference on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration 2nd March 2023 Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

March 2, 2023
Your Excellency, Muferiat Kamil, Minister of Labour and Skills Development of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and our gracious host;…
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IGAD Executive Secretary Concludes Mission to the 36th African Union Summit

February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023 (ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia): IGAD Executive Secretary Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu concluded the IGAD five-day mission to the 36th…
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ES remarks at the African Union Side Event – Toward a New Humanitarian Agenda in Africa

February 16, 2023
Good Morning, • I stand on the established protocols as observed; Thank you for the opportunity to allow me on…
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