Eyob Tekalign

Identity

Full name

Eyob Tekalign^{[1, 2, 3]}

Also known as

Eyob Tekalign Tolina, Dr. Eyob Tekalign

Status

Active

Current roles

• Governor, National Bank of Ethiopia 2025-09-19^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Selected former roles

• State Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Ethiopia 2018 to 2025-09^{[2, 3, 5]}
• Staff and consultant roles, UNECA, COMESA, UNCTAD and International Finance Corporation ^[5]
• Government and public affairs consultant, Dow Chemical ^[5]
• Minister Counselor; Advisor to Ethiopia's IMF and World Bank governors, Embassy of Ethiopia, Washington D.C. ^{[5, 3]}

Sources

1. NBE Governor page / news (Governor H.E. Dr. Eyob Tekalign meets BII CEO, 30 April 2026)National Bank of Ethiopia, 2026-04-30, primary source
2. Ethiopia appoints Abiy ally Eyob Tekalign central bank governorEcofin Agency, 2025-09-22, secondary source
3. Experts Call for Independent NBE as Eyob Takes Governor's SeatThe Reporter (Ethiopia), 2025-09-20, secondary source
4. PM Appoints Eyob Tekalign NBE GovernorThe Reporter (Ethiopia), 2025-09-19, secondary source
5. Eyob Tekalign (interview)Ethiopian Business Review, 2020-06, secondary source

Change history

• 2026-10-26 Record published.

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