Eritrean’s Top Military Officers
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Lists of Civil Servants: 1) Regional 2) Country & Top Military Officers Top Military Officers Ser. # Name rank Year Status/Position open for updating 1 Sebhat Efrem General 1996/04 Minister of Defence 2 Uqbe Abraha General 1999/ imprisoned, fate unknown since 2001 (G15) 3 Abraha Kassa Maj-Gen Security Chief 4 Ahmed Umer Kakay Maj-Gen 1996/04 Commander Operation Zone South 5 Asmereom Gerezgiher Maj-Gen 2000 MoD, Head Logistics 6 Berhane Gerezgiher Maj-Gen 1996/04 imprisoned 7 Filipos Weldeyohanes Maj-Gen 1996/04 Commander Operation Zone Center 8 Gerezgiher Andemariam “Wuchu” Maj-Gen 1996/04 Commander Operation Zone Gash-Barka 9 Haile Samuel “China” Maj-Gen 1996/04 Commander Operation Zone East 10 Humed Mohammed “Karikare” Maj-Gen 1996/11 Commander Eritrean Naval Forces 11 Romadan Usman “Awliya” Maj-Gen 1996/04 Commissioner of Sports 12 Semoun Oqbe (R’esi Mrakh) Brig-Gen 13 Said Fereg Maj-Gen 1997 Died 2002 14 Teklai Habteselasie Maj-Gen 1996/04 Commander Eritrean Air Force and Training 15 Umar Hasen “Tewil” Maj-Gen 1996/04 Chief of Staff 2002 / South command 16 Abdala Musa Brig-Gen 1996/01 Chief Immigr, frozen 2003, Gov NRS, Amb to Libya 17 Abdu Mehamed Umer “Remetch” Brig-Gen Div. Com.94-98,Chief Staff MOZ1 04. Died 2009 18 Abraha Kassa Brig-Gen Security Chief 19 Abrahaley Kifle Eyob Brig-Gen 1998 Commissioner Liaison UNMEE, East command … 20 Abraham Andom Solomon Brig-Gen 1996/04 Military, Commissioner Police 2003 21 Adem Mehamed “Kokol” Brig-Gen 1996/01 Police Commissioner South, now PC Aseb 22 Amanuel Haile Tedla “Hanjama” Brig-Gen 1996/04 Chief of Operations MOZ South 23 Berhane Tsehay Brig-Gen Head Finance Police 24 Daniel Abraha Mebrahtu(chaay) Brig-Gen Division 12 25 Dr. Haile Metsun Brig-Gen 2000 MoD Head Medical Service 26 Eyob Fesehaye “Halibay” Brig-Gen 2001 2003 Chief Op MOZ Center 27 Fitsum Gebrehiwet Brig-Gen Chief of Staff- Naval Forces 28 Gebrekidan Hantal “Wedi Mney” Brig-Gen 29 Girmay Mehari Brig-Gen 1996/10 Head Prison Administration 30 Goitom Mengistu “Chinese” Brig-Gen 1996/04 Division Commander till 2002 31 Tefay Isaac Brig-Gen 32 Hadish Efrem Brig-Gen 33 Habtesion Hadgu Brig-Gen 1999 Eth Airforce Major, defected 1988, Comm Er Air Force arrested 2002 34 Haddish Efrem Brig-Gen 1996 2003 Police Comm Maekel, 2004 back Abi Adi MOZ South 35 Kelete Haile Brig-Gen 1999 Eth Army, later EPLF 36 Mebrahtu Tekleab Sibhatu Brig-Gen 1996/04 37 Mehari Uqbazgi Brig-Gen 1996/01 Dep Prison Admin, died December 1999 38 Mikael Yohanes Isaak Brig-Gen 39 Musa Rabaa Brig-Gen 1996/01 Police, Commissioner Police till 2002 40 Negash Tesfatsion (Shaleqa) Brig-Gen 1999 Eth Army, later EPLF, Commander Sawa 41 Sebhatu Like “Wedi Liqe” Brig-Gen 1996 Division Comm 1987-1992, 2004 no command 42 Simon Uqbe Kelete “Vinac” Brig-Gen 1996 Commander Division 29 43 Siraj Ibrahim Mohammed Brig-Gen 1996/04 44 Stifanos Seyoum Brig-Gen In Jail G15 45 Tekeste Haile Tesfamikael Brig-Gen 1996/04 Could be living somewhere in the West 46 Tekesteberhan Gebrehiwet Brig-Gen 1999 Eth Army, later EPLF, Head Milit. Intelligence 47 Tekie Rusom Brig-Gen >2003 Naval Force; Now Dep. Commissioner of Sports 48 Tekle Andom Gaim Brig-Gen 1996/04 2007 MoD Head Information & Agitation 49 Tekle Kifle “Manjus” Brig-Gen 1996/04 Commander Western Border 50 Tekle Lebsu Tesfa “Wedi Lebsu” Brig-Gen 1996/04 51 Teklemikael Habtu Tekie Brig-Gen 1996/04 Head of agitation and direction 52 Teklemikael Sebhatu Brig-Gen Agitation and Information Center 53 Temesgen Berhe Brig-Gen 54 Tesfai Isak Weldeselasie Brig-Gen Chief of Military Engineering 55 Tesfay Hadgu Brig-Gen 1996/04 56 Tsehaye Kahsai Asmerom Brig-Gen 1996/04 After 2002 briefly Comm Police, Dep Brig. General Hailoe Samuel China 57 Abdu Metere Col 58 Abraha Uqbaselasie Col Deputy Commander EAF, Chief of Operations 59 Afwerki Mosazgi Col 60 Ahmed Mohammed Ali Col Chief of Staff, Eritrean Naval Force 61 Alazar Dawit Gide Col 62 Alema Hailu Gebretekle Col 63 Alemseged Asefaw Abraha Col 64 Amanuel Lijam Col Nat Sec Office 65 Andemariam Gebremedhin Col Head Finance Dept., Central Region (Zoba Maekel) 66 Andemariam Mehreteab Yihdego Col 67 Andemariam Teklemichael Tessema Col 68 Asefa Berhe Gile Col Former Eth Air Force, retired, advisor EAF 69 Asmelash Geberemeskel Weldegebriel Col 70 Asmelash Gebreegziabeher Woldegiorgis Col 71 Ayele Tikue Mirach Col 72 Beraki Gilai Kidane Col 73 Beraki Haile Weldemikael Col 74 Bereket Abraha Col 75 Berhane Haile Col Director Office of the Minister 76 Berhe (Bokassa) Col 77 Berhe Rezene Mengistu Col 2004 rep SMCC Centre 78 Beyene Semereab Gebreyesus Col 79 Birhane Elias Seleba Col 80 Birhane Haile Meashho Col 81 Birhane Uqbagabor Habtegabir Col 82 Debesai Gide Col Commander Sawa MTC 1998 83 Debesai Haile Col Commander f WYDC in one zoba 84 Deres Gebreamlak Col head Finance Department, MoD 85 Ezra Weldegebriel Col Vice-Com Sawa (1998) (2000 Gahtelay MTC), 2004 Deputy head Mai Nefhi College 86 Fesehaye Araya Hagos Col 87 Fesehaye Hawulti Col NCDRP in charge of demobilization 2004 88 Fesehaye Michael Col In charge of projects at PFDJ 1997, died 2003 89 Gaim Col 90 Gebrai Zere Habtemariam Col 91 Gebreamlak Afeworki Bokretsion Col 92 Gebregiorgis Debretsion Gebrezgi Col 93 Gebreigziabiher Haile Uqbe Col 94 Gebreigziabiher Mehari Gebrekristos Col 95 Gebreigziabiher Teklezion Gebrekristos Col 96 Gebriel Weldeselasie Gebremedhin Col 97 Girmai Gebregiorgis Gebreamlak Col 98 Habteab Fisehatsion Kahsai Col 99 Habtom Tekheste Col 100 Hagos Tekeste Abai Col 101 Haile Gebremikael Kinfe Col 102 Haileab Isaac Col 103 Haregot Firzun Tafla Col 104 Humed Suleman Humed Col 105 Husein Saleh Omer Col 106 Ibrahim Ahmed Negash Col 107 Kaleab Uqbamikael Tinsae Col 108 Kibrom Danyew Zemikael Col 109 Kidane Tesfai Col head of education and training in the center 110 Kidane Habte Kiflemariam Col 111 Kidane Indrias Tesfamariam Col 112 Kidane Tesfai Asbu Col 113 Manna Araya Garza Col 114 Mehari Kidane Weldegabir Col MoD, aide-camp General Sebhat? 115 Mehari Tsegai Col Commander of the Eritrean Police 116 Mekonen Kahsai Col Head Administration, MoD 117 Mekonen Uqbamariam Kidane Col 118 Melake Yihdego Aimut Col Head of Administration EAF 119 Mengisteab Tekle Kibrom Col 120 Mikael Siyum Weldeyohanes Col 121 Mikael Teklesenbet Ristu Col Deputy Comm 19th Div under Haddish Efrem 122 Niguse Gebrekal Elsa Col 123 Niguse Girmai Manna Col 124 Niguse Habtezion Mengistu Col 125 Niguse Melke Hailemikael Col 126 Omeredin Ahmed Omer Col 127 Osman Ahmed Jabir Col 128 Salem Said Bekit Col 129 Salih Osman Bekit Col 130 Samuel Teklemichael Tessema Col 131 Semere Abraham Adhanom Col 132 Semon Gebredengel Col 1996 Dep Comm Police, Dep National Security 133 Simret Tesfazgi Kidane Col 134 Solomon Ferzoun Col 135 Solomon Abraha Gebreyesus Col 136 Solomon Siyum Tesfai Col 137 Solomon Tesfatsion Berhe Col 138 Teame (aka Makelle) Col Agent, Special Espionage Operations 139 Tedros Tesfatsion Baatai Col 140 Tekeste Gebremedhin Bokru Col 141 Tekie Gebreigziabiher Weldu Col 142 Teklesenbet Debesai Hagos Col 143 Teklezgi Tesfai Gaim Col 144 Temsgen Samuel Col Commander, National Service Training Center 145 Tesfai Mekonnen Mebrahtu Col 146 Tesfai Tekle Habtemikael Col 147 Tesfalem Gaim Fisehaye Col 148 Tesfalidet Habtesselassie Col Chief, Presidential security 149 Tesfalidet Seyoum Col In Jail 150 Tesfamikael Gebremedhin Col Police, came from Ethiopia 1991, died 151 Tsegu Fisehaye Bahta Col Police/ Security Dep, Commercial Bank Manager 152 Tsehaye Afeworki Kifleyesus Col 153 Tsehaye Habtetsion Embaye Col 154 Tsige Asfaha Tesfai Col 155 Uqbamikael Tesfai Tekie Col 156 Weldai Haile Goniche Col 157 Weldegebriel Mesgun Col 158 Weldemariam Tsegai Asgedom Col 159 Weldeselasie Berhe Tedla Col 160 Zerai Kaleab Col head of the Police Training Center 161 Yared Gebrekidan Gebremeskel Col 162 Yasin Salih Mohamed Col 163 Yemane Sibhatu Col 164 Abraham Birhane Weldi Lt-Col 165 Abraham Medin Lt-Col 166 Afewerki Tedla Sibhatu Lt-Col 167 Alemu Fisehaye Kidane Lt-Col 168 Amanuel Debesay Eyabe Lt-Col 169 Amanuel Libanos Weldegabir Lt-Col 170 Amanuel Tesfagabir Lt-Col Presidential Guard Commander 171 Andemariam Misgun Bahta Lt-Col 172 Asayeheyn Haile Negusie Lt-Col 173 Belay Hintsa Lt-Col 2004 rep SMCC West 174 Bereket Woldemikael Lt. Col 175 Berekhet Mebrahtu, Lt. Col 2003: Coordinator WYDC Zoba North Red Sea 176 Berhane Negash Lt. Col Head Social Services, Central region (Maekel) 177 Berhe Solomon Lt. Col Chief Sawa-Aimbol Industrial Project 178 Birhane Andemeskel Mebrahitu Lt-Col 179 Daniel Weldemikael Tekle Lt-Col 180 Dawit Tsegazaab Lt-Col 181 Debesai Tikie Kismat Lt-Col 182 Dr. Araya Lt. Col 183 Efrem Habteselasie Tedla Lt-Col Former Eth Air Force, now EAF Medical Chief 184 Estifanos Gebreyesus Kidane Lt-Col 185 Estifanos Haile Birhane Lt-Col 186 Fanuel Sahle Habtemikael Lt-Col 187 Fesehaye Berhane Lt-Col 188 Fitsum Gebreigziabiher Weldegebriel Lt-Col 189 Gebregziabiher Asmelash Asmerom Lt-Col 190 Gebremeskel Embaye Weldu Lt-Col 191 Getachew Merhatsion Lt-Col Commander recruits division Sawa 1997 192 Gide Fisehaye Tesfagabir Lt-Col 193 Girmai Teklemariam Bahta Lt-Col 194 Goitom Kidane Gebremariam Lt-Col 195 Goitom Tesfay Lt-Col Commander recruits division Sawa1997 196 Habte Gebresilasie Tsegai Lt-Col 197 Habteab Tekeste Gebrekristos Lt-Col 198 Habtesion Tsehaye Lt-Col Crime Prevention Unit, Central Region 199 Habtezgi Tewelde Gebru Lt-Col 200 Habtom Bahta Lt-Col 201 Haddish Gebreab Mikael Lt-Col 202 Haile Berhane Lt-Col 203 Haile Berhe Zemo Lt-Col 204 Haile Mesfin Lt-Col 205 Idris Amer Lt-Col Agordat Prison Warden 206 Isaac Araya Lt-Col 207 Kebede Habte Berhe Lt-Col 208 KibreabTekle Bokretsion Lt-Col 209 Kibrom Abraha Gebre Lt-Col 210 Kidane N tre (N3) Lt-Col 211 Kidane Tesfagergish Mehari Lt-Col 212 Mehari Negusie Habte Lt-Col 213 Mehari Tekhlu Lt-Col 214 Mehari Tesfamariam Tesfai Lt-Col 215 Mekonnen Gebremeskel Lt-Col 216 Mohammed Omer Salem Lt-Col 217 Negusie Gebrehiwet Lt-Col Naval Force (2003) 218 Niguse Alazar Solomon Lt-Col 219 Niguse Beyene Teferi Lt-Col 220 Rezene tekle Lt. Col 221 Samuel Tsegai Sibhatu Lt-Col 222 Semere Gulbet Lt-Col 223 Semon Berhane Hagos Lt-Col 224 Senayt Asgedom Girmay Lt-Col 225 Sengal Lt-Col 226 Shekay Ahmed Lt-Col Head Maintenance EAF, returnee from Syria 227 Solomon Belay Beraki Lt-Col 228 Tekheste Keleta (Hagay) Lt-Col 229 Tekle Abraha Tesfazgi Lt-Col 230 Teklehaimanot Gebrekristos Abraham Lt-Col 231 Tesfai Nerayo Hadgu Lt-Col 232 Tesfalem Yemane Gebremedhin Lt-Col 233 Teshome Bahta Kahsay Lt-Col 234 Uqbazgi Tesfai Yohanes Lt-Col 235 Wedi Berhane Lt-Col 236 Haregot Ferzoun Lt-Col 237 Wedi Msgnna Lt-Col 238 Weldemikael Desta Gebremikael Lt-Col 239 Yemane (Qoray) Lt-Col 240 Yemane Fisehaye (Moytelka) Lt-Col 241 Yemane Gebreigziabiher Sibhatu Lt-Col 242 Yemane Hidaat Lt-Col 243 Yemane Mebrahtu Awalom Lt-Col 244 Yemane Tesfai Lt-Col 245 Yohanes Berhe Weldetatios Lt-Col 246 Zere Gebreselasse Lt-Col 247 Zeru Desta Gebre Lt-Col Source https://english.farajat.net/archives/260

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