The Most Famous
POLITICIANS from Eritrea
This page contains a list of the greatest Eritrean Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 15,577 Politicians, 3 of which were born in Eritrea. This makes Eritrea the birth place of the 192nd most number of Politicians behind Faroe Islands and Saint Lucia.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Eritrean Politicians of all time. This list of famous Eritrean Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Tedros Adhanom (1965 - )
With an HPI of 67.69, Tedros Adhanom is the most famous Eritrean Politician. His biography has been translated into 62 different languages on wikipedia.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Tigrinya: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelt ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ; born 3 March 1965) is an Ethiopian public health official, researcher, diplomat, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017. Tedros is the first African to become WHO Director-General, receiving an endorsement for the role by the African Union. He played a role in the response to the Ebola virus epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak. Prior to serving as Director-General, he held two high-level positions in the government of Ethiopia: Minister of Health from 2005 to 2012 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016. Tedros was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.
2. Isaias Afwerki (1946 - )
With an HPI of 64.11, Isaias Afwerki is the 2nd most famous Eritrean Politician. His biography has been translated into 63 different languages.
Isaias Afwerki (Tigrinya: ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ, pronounced [isajas afwɐrkʼi] ; born 2 February 1946) is an Eritrean politician and partisan who has been the president of Eritrea since shortly after he led the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) to victory on 24 May 1991, ending the 30-year-old war for independence from Ethiopia. In addition to being president, Isaias has been the chairman of Eritrea's sole legal political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ). As Eritrea has never had a functioning constitution, no elections, no legislature and no published budget, Isaias has been the sole power in the country, controlling its judiciary and military. Hence, scholars and historians have long considered him to be a dictator, described his regime as totalitarian, by way of forced conscription; the United Nations and Amnesty International cited him for human rights violations. In 2022, Reporters Without Borders ranked Eritrea, under the government of Isaias, last out of 180 countries in its Press Freedom Index. In 2023 Eritrea ranked 174th out of 180 countries on the Press Freedom Index.
3. Aman Andom (1924 - 1974)
With an HPI of 55.29, Aman Andom is the 3rd most famous Eritrean Politician. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Aman Mikael Andom (Amharic: አማን ሚካኤል አንዶም, romanized: āman mīka’ēl āndom; Tigrinya: ኣማን ሚካኤል ዓንዶም; 21 June 1924 – 23 November 1974) was an Eritrean general, and the first post-imperial acting head of state of Ethiopia. Aman was also the first Chairman of the Derg. He was appointed to this position following the coup d'état that ousted Emperor Haile Selassie on 12 September 1974, and served until his death in a shootout with his former supporters.
Pantheon has 3 people classified as politicians born between 1924 and 1965. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living politicians include Tedros Adhanom and Isaias Afwerki. The most famous deceased politicians include Aman Andom.
