Seyoum Mesfin
Seyoum Mesfin | |
|---|---|
ሰዩም መስፍን | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1991–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Tesfaye Tadesse |
| Succeeded by | Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Ambassador of Ethiopia to the People's Republic of China | |
| In office 15 February 2011 – 19 August 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1949 |
| Died | 13 January 2021 (aged 71) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds by ENDF |
| Party | EPRDF |
| Other political affiliations | TPLF |
| Alma mater | |
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Seyoum Mesfin Gebredingel (SAY-yoom MEHS-fihn; Tigrinya: ሰዩም መስፍን, pronounced [säyumə mesefənə] ⓘ; 25 January 1949 – 13 January 2021) was an Ethiopian politician and diplomat. He was Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 2010 and served as Ethiopia's Ambassador to China from 2011 to 2017.