🇪🇹 Taye Atske Selassie
President of Ethiopia since October 7, 2024
How long has Taye Atske Selassie been in office?
As of October 17, 2026, Taye Atske Selassie has been in office for 740 days as President of Ethiopia, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Ethiopia is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
740 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Ethiopia usually stay in office?
Ethiopia has had 10 presidents since 1974. A completed tenure has averaged 1,829 days (about 5.0 years), and the longest was Mengistu Haile Mariam at 5,231 days. One of them has been a woman; the first was Sahle-Work Zewde, who took office in 2018. Taye Atske Selassie has served 740 days so far, 60% shorter than that average. The previous officeholder, Sahle-Work Zewde, served 2,174 days. Ethiopia is classified as an electoral autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Born | January 13, 1956 (age 70) |
| Took office | October 7, 2024 (aged 68) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 11th President of Ethiopia |
| Preceded by | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Vs. average | 740 days served — 60% shorter than the historical average of 1,829 days (so far) |
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