Girma Woldegiorgis
This article contains a Habesha name. This person is addressed by his given name, Girma, and not as Wolde-Giorgis—the given name of his father. Girma Wolde-Giorgis ግርማ ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ President of Ethiopia In office 8 October 2001 – 7 October 2013 Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Hailemariam Desalegn Preceded by Negasso Gidada Succeeded by Mulatu Teshome Personal details Born December 1924 (age 90) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Political party Independent Religion Ethiopian Orthodoxy Girma Wolde-Giorgis (Amharic: ግርማ ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ; born December 1924) is an Ethiopian politician who was the President of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013. He was the second person to hold the office of President since the founding of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia in 1995.