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TigraiNet Persons of the Year 2007

Each year, Tigrai.net select distinguished men and women to be honored by naming them Tigrai.net Person(s) of the Year. One of the main criteria for their selection is their service to the wellbeing of Ethiopian people no matter what political view/position they have or advocate.
The second criterion is their commitment, dedication and accomplishment in their field. Thus, Tigrai.net is pleased to recognize the following greatest Ethiopian individuals as “Ethiopian Men and Women of the year 2007.”

  • Dr. Ingida Asfaw
  • Siye Abraha
  • Professor Kinfe Abraham
  • Professor Ephraim Isaac (Peace maker)

Detail profile will be added accordingly

Dr. Ingida Asfaw

Dr. Ingida Asfaw is a nationally and internationally renowned Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon currently on staff at the Detroit Medical Center Hospitals. He also serves as the Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at Sinai-Grace Hospital, a Clinical Professor of Surgery at Wayne State University, Chairman of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Trinity Health-St. Joseph Mercy Oakland and Chief Executive Officer of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons of Michigan. Dr. Asfaw graduated Summa Cum Laude as a Pre-Medicine undergraduate from Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia, and Magna Cum Laude from the Indiana University School of Medicine, performing his post-graduate work at the Wayne State University and Detroit Medical Center Hospitals and the Texas Heart Institute. As a venerated surgeon in his field of expertise, Dr. Asfaw has authored numerous scientific research papers, clinical publications, and book chapters and has given many lectures both nationally and internationally. More ...

Siye Abraha

Siye Abraha (also Seeye Abraha) was one of the leaders of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and afterwards served in the government of Ethiopia as Minister of Defence, under the new president Meles Zenawi as a member of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) which ran Ethiopia until elections entrenched the new government. More ...

Professor Kinfe Abraham

Professor kinfe Abraham is an economist, educationalist, diplomatic and political historian who holds Graduate and Doctoral Degrees from several European and US universities.

Professor Kinfe Abraham is also a full bright scholar of MW foundation, an eminent continental expert of the SIAS on African affairs as well as a designated New Millennium full bright professor of International relations. More ...

Professor Ephraim Isaac

Dr. Ingida Asfaw
Dr. Ingida Asfaw

Siye Abraha
Siye Abraha

Kinfe Abraha
Professor Kinfe Abraham

Professor Ephraim Isaac
Professor Ephraim Isaac

2006

  • PM Meles Zenawi
  • MP Lidetu Ayalew
  • Ato Araya Zerihun
  • House Deputy Speaker Shitaye Minale

2005

  • Supermodel Liya Kebede
  • Dr. Negaso Gidada
  • Dr. Ghelawdewos Araia
  • Tirunesh Dibaba
  • G.E. Gorfu
  • Birhan Woldu
  • Professor Tecola Hagos

2004

  • Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi
  • Kenenisa Bekele
  • Meseret Defar

2003

  • Meaza Ashenafi
  • Founding Members of AHEAD
  • Reverend Abba Tesfamariam Baraki

2002

  • Dr. Tewolde Gebre-Egziabher
  • Haile Gebresselassie
  • Gashe Abera Molla
  • Derartu Tulu
  • Berhane Adere