Solomon Etefa
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Solomon Etefa | |
|---|---|
| ENDF | |
| Lieutenant General | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Abiy Ahmed |
| Deputy | Major General Admasu Alemu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Welega Province, Ethiopia |
| 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).
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 was admitted to United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, United States for one year 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 Addis Ababa.
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