- Who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia (as of 2024)?
- A) Meles Zenawi
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) Zenawi Meles
- Answer: C) Abiy Ahmed
- Which Prime Minister of Ethiopia served from 1995 to 2018?
- A) Abiy Ahmed
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: C) Meles Zenawi
- Who succeeded Meles Zenawi as Prime Minister of Ethiopia?
- A) Abiy Ahmed
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- D) Aregawi Berhe
- Answer: B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- Which Prime Minister led Ethiopia during the transition from a military government to a federal system?
- A) Meles Zenawi
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: A) Meles Zenawi
- Who was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia during the fall of the Derg regime?
- A) Abiy Ahmed
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Which Ethiopian Prime Minister is known for his Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in ending the border conflict with Eritrea?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Meles Zenawi
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: C) Abiy Ahmed
- Who was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia before the resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn?
- A) Abiy Ahmed
- B) Meles Zenawi
- C) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- D) Hailemariam Desalegn
- Answer: D) Hailemariam Desalegn
- Which Prime Minister’s tenure saw the establishment of a federal democratic republic in Ethiopia?
- A) Meles Zenawi
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: A) Meles Zenawi
- Who served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia during the 2018 Ethiopian government reforms?
- A) Abiy Ahmed
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- Which Prime Minister of Ethiopia initiated major economic reforms and liberalization policies in the late 1990s and early 2000s?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Meles Zenawi
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: B) Meles Zenawi
- Who was the Ethiopian Prime Minister during the 2019 African Union Summit held in Addis Ababa?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Meles Zenawi
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: C) Abiy Ahmed
- Which Prime Minister oversaw Ethiopia’s transition to a multiparty system of government?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Meles Zenawi
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: B) Meles Zenawi
- Who was the Ethiopian Prime Minister during the 2015 Ethiopian political crisis?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Abiy Ahmed
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- Which Prime Minister is known for initiating the Ethiopian Prosperity Party?
- A) Abiy Ahmed
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: A) Abiy Ahmed
- Who served as Ethiopia’s Prime Minister during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda?
- A) Meles Zenawi
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: A) Meles Zenawi
- Which Ethiopian leader was in office during the Eritrean-Ethiopian War from 1998 to 2000?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Meles Zenawi
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: B) Meles Zenawi
- Who was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia at the start of the 21st century?
- A) Abiy Ahmed
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: C) Meles Zenawi
- Which Prime Minister of Ethiopia was in office during the economic growth spurt of the 2000s?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Abiy Ahmed
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: C) Meles Zenawi
- Who was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia when the 2018 political reforms began?
- A) Abiy Ahmed
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- Which leader became the first female Ethiopian Prime Minister to serve as the head of government?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Meles Zenawi
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) None
- Answer: D) None
- Who was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia during the signing of the peace agreement with Eritrea in 2018?
- A) Abiy Ahmed
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: A) Abiy Ahmed
- Which Prime Minister oversaw the introduction of the Ethiopian Millennium Development Goals?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Meles Zenawi
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: B) Meles Zenawi
- Who was in office during the creation of the Ethiopian Civil Service College?
- A) Meles Zenawi
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: A) Meles Zenawi
- Which Ethiopian Prime Minister was known for the “Ethiopian Renaissance” projects?
- A) Abiy Ahmed
- B) Meles Zenawi
- C) Hailemariam Desalegn
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: B) Meles Zenawi
- Who served as the Ethiopian Prime Minister during the 2014 land protests?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Meles Zenawi
- C) Abiy Ahmed
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- Which leader was in office when Ethiopia transitioned from the Derg regime to a federal system?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Abiy Ahmed
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: C) Meles Zenawi
- Who was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia during the establishment of the Ethiopian Investment Commission?
- A) Abiy Ahmed
- B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: B) Hailemariam Desalegn
- Which Ethiopian Prime Minister led the country during the 2016 anti-government protests?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Abiy Ahmed
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- Who became Prime Minister of Ethiopia following the resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn?
- A) Abiy Ahmed
- B) Meles Zenawi
- C) Hailemariam Desalegn
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: A) Abiy Ahmed
- Which Prime Minister was responsible for the significant increase in Ethiopia’s GDP growth in the early 2000s?
- A) Hailemariam Desalegn
- B) Abiy Ahmed
- C) Meles Zenawi
- D) Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Answer: C) Meles Zenawi
| Name | Term Start | Term End | Party/Position | Notes |
| Menelik II | 1889 | 1913 | Monarchy | Emperor during the late 19th and early 20th century. |
| Haile Selassie I | 1930 | 1974 | Monarchy | Emperor who was deposed in 1974. |
| Mengistu Haile Mariam | 1977 | 1991 | Derg (Military Junta) | Led the Marxist military regime, the Derg. |
| Meles Zenawi | 1995 | 2012 | Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) | Led during a period of economic growth and reform. |
| Hailemariam Desalegn | 2012 | 2018 | EPRDF | Succeeded Meles Zenawi, resigned in 2018. |
| Abiy Ahmed | 2018 | Present | Prosperity Party | Initiated significant reforms and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019. |