Biography
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. He is the first African to become WHO Director-General, receiving an endorsement for the role by the African Union. Tedros 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.
Filmography
all 12
self 10
Movies 10
TV Shows 2
The Big Reset (2022)
Breaking Hypocritical Flesh / Welcome to Kaiser City (2022)
Charli XCX: Alone Together (2022)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Opening Ceremony: United by Emotion (2021)
Coronavirus, Explained (2020)
The Lockdown: One Month in Wuhan (2020)
Vegan 2020
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1965-03-03 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceAsmara, Eritrea
CitizenshipsEthiopia
Also Known AsTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
AwardsNature's 10, Grand Officer of the National Order of Benin, Commander of the National Order of the Lion, Order of the Serbian Flag, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society
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