Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Ethiopian and politician, Director-General of the World Health Organization
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Summary

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is a human[1]. His place of birth was Asmara[2]. He was born on March 3, 1965[3]. He worked as a politician[4], microbiologist[5], malariologist[6], and minister[7]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,222 views/month, #6,863 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was born in Asmara[2].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was born on March 3, 1965[3].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held citizenship in Ethiopia[9].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus worked as a politician[4].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's professions included microbiologist[5].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's professions included malariologist[6].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's professions included minister[7].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's field of work was community health[10].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's field of work was public health[11].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's field of work was international organization[12].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's field of work was health care[13].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's field of work was health administration[14].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's field of work was microbiology[15].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held the position of Director-General of the World Health Organization[16].
  • Among Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's employers was World Health Organization[17].
  • Among Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's employers was UN board member[18].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was educated at University of London[19].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus received the Nature's 10[20].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus received the Commander of the National Order of the Lion[21].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus received the Grand Officer of the National Order of Benin[22].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus received the Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society[23].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus received the Order of the Serbian Flag[24].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus received the Silver Olympic Order[25].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is recorded as male[26].
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Asmara[2], Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus… he was born on March 3, 1965[3].

Education

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was educated at University of London[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4], microbiologist[5], malariologist[6], and minister[7]. Fields of work include community health[10], an academic discipline[28]; public health[11], an academic discipline[29]; international organization[12]; health care[13], an industry[30]; health administration[14], a type of management[31]; and microbiology[15], a branch of biology[32]. Employers include World Health Organization[17], a specialized agency of the United Nations[33], in Switzerland[34], founded in 1948[35], headquartered in Geneva[36] and UN board member[18]. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held the position of Director-General of the World Health Organization[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Nature's 10[20], an award[37], founded in 2011[38]; Commander of the National Order of the Lion[21]; Grand Officer of the National Order of Benin[22]; Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society[23], an award[39]; Order of the Serbian Flag[24], an order[40], in Serbia[41], founded in 2009[42]; and Silver Olympic Order[25], a grade of an order[43].

Personal Life

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was affiliated with the Tigray People's Liberation Front[44].

Why It Matters

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,222 views/month, #6,863 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Works attributed to him include The Climate Book[47], a written work[48], written by Greta Thunberg[49].

FAQs

Where was Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus born?

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was born in Asmara[2].

What did Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus do for work?

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus worked as politician[4], microbiologist[5], malariologist[6], and minister[7].

Where did Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus go to school?

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was educated at University of London[19].

What awards did Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus receive?

Honors received include Nature's 10[20], Commander of the National Order of the Lion[21], Grand Officer of the National Order of Benin[22], and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society[23].

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  2. [26] . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] . Nature's 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] . who.int. who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . MAK. Retrieved . who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Stemoc · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 2023.jpg, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros
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  2. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation politician, microbiologist, malariologist +1
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  3. 5w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Tedros
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    Educated at University of Asmara, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Nottingham +1
    Member of political party Tigray People's Liberation Front
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