Meles Zenawi Family - Celebrity Family

Meles Zenawi is a well-known name all over the world. He was an inspiring leader who served country of Ethiopia from 1995 to 2012. Born on 9th May 1955 in Adwa in Northern Ethiopia, he was the third child out of the six children.

He was also known as Legesse. Born in the land full of poverty, hunger and famines, he was still blessed to visit one of the best junior schools in the country. In his early years, he went to Queen of Sheba Junior School then to the prestigious General Wingate High school with a full scholarship. He went ahead to study medicine at the Haile Selassie University.

In 1974, leaving his education he moved ahead to join other students and shape up Tigrayan National Organization. He opposed Derg, after the overthrow of the dictator military regime, he was elected as a president of the revolting Government and then as a Prime Minister.

He served as the Chairman of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front and Tigrayan Peoples’ Liberation Front.  Before becoming Prime Minister in 1995, he served as the president of the transitional government of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995.

Zenawi Family Profile

Zenawi Parents: Zenawi Asres and Adi Quala

Born in a family of six kids, Meles was the third child. Meles was born to an Ethopian father, Zenawi Asres and his mother Alemash Guebreluel hailed from Eritrea.