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What roles did Mamo Mihretu hold, and when?

Mamo Mihretu

Ethiopian lawyer and economic policy official who was Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia from January 2023 to September 2025.

Latest source 19 Sep 2025Updated 26 Oct 20264 sources

FormerNow

6 dated roles on record; no current role confirmed.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. Jan 2023 – Sep 2025
    Governor National Bank of Ethiopia Former

    Head of Ethiopia's central bank (10th governor); resigned in early September 2025.1 2 3 4

  2. 2018 – 2021
    Senior Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister and Chief Trade Negotiator Office of the Prime Minister, Ethiopia Former

    Policy adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Ethiopia's lead negotiator on WTO accession.1 2

  3. 2010 – 2018
    Senior Project Manager / Senior Private Sector Specialist World Bank Group (Kenya) Former

    Worked on finance and competitiveness projects.1 2

  4. Member and Secretary, Macroeconomic Council Government of Ethiopia Date uncertain

    Secretary of the body steering national economic policy, for about four and a half years.1

  5. Board member Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Date uncertain

    Board member for four years; chaired the bank's transformation programme.1

  6. Founding Chief Executive Officer Ethiopian Investment Holdings Former

    First CEO of the state strategic investment holding company.1 2

Where the dates come from

  1. PrimaryBirritu Magazine No. 137 (profile of Governor Mamo Esmelealem Mihretu)National Bank of Ethiopia · Sep 2023
  2. SecondaryMamo Mihretu named Ethiopia's central bank governorKhusoko · 23 Jan 2023
  3. SecondaryEyob Tekalign appointed as 11th governor of Ethiopia's central bankShega · 19 Sep 2025
  4. SecondaryPM Appoints Eyob Tekalign NBE GovernorThe Reporter (Ethiopia) · 19 Sep 2025

Changes

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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