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Sebhat Ephrem
Sebhat Ephrem
Minister of Energy and Mines
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2013
President	Isaias Afwerki
3rd Minister of Defence
	In office; 1995–2013
Preceded by	Mesfin Hagos
Succeeded by	Filipos Woldeyohannes
2nd Minister of Health
	In office; 1994–1995
Preceded by	Haile Mehtsun
Succeeded by	Saleh Meki
Personal details
Born	1951 (age 72–73); Axum, Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire
Political party	PFDJ
Military service
Allegiance	EPLF; Eritrea
Battles/wars	Eritrean War of Independence; Eritrean–Ethiopian War;

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Sebhat Ephrem (Tigrinya: ስብሓት ኤፍረም; born 1951) is an Eritrean military officer and politician who is the Minister of Energy and Mines for Eritrea. He was also the former Minister of Defence and former Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) commander during the Eritrean War of Independence.

Early life

Sebhat Ephrem was born in Aksum, Ethiopia to Eritrean parents from Asmara. His father was a Protestant-educated hospital administrator and Sebhat attended the Evangelical Lutheran School in Asmara, Eritrea. He later studied pharmacy at Addis Ababa University for two years before joining the EPLF in 1972.

Military career

He quickly rose up the ranks from a political commissar to becoming part of the executive committee in 1977. He became the General Staff of the EPLA in 1986 and was credited as the leading strategist of the victories at Afabet, Massawa and Dekemhare. After liberation Sebhat Ephrem served from June 1992 to March 1994 as the Governor of Asmara. From March 1994 to May 1995 he served as the Minister of Health. In both positions he brought structure and reorganization to these offices. After leaving the military in June 1992, he returned to the army in May 1995 with the rank of general and was appointed and confirmed as Minister of Defense. It is believed that in 1998 he was the only 4-star general in the Eritrean Defence forces.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Killion, Tom (1998). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. ISBN 0-8108-3437-5.

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[Killion-1] Killion, Tom (1998). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. ISBN 0-8108-3437-5.

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-'''Sebhat Ephrem''' ([[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]]: ስብሓት ኤፍረም; born 1951 in Adis Ababa Ethiopia) is an Eritrean military officer and politician who is the Minister of Energy and Mines for [[Eritrea]]. He was also the former Minister of Defence and former [[Eritrean People's Liberation Front]] (EPLF) commander during the [[Eritrean War of Independence]].
+'''Sebhat Ephrem''' ([[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]]: ስብሓት ኤፍረም; born 1951) is an Eritrean military officer and politician who is the Minister of Energy and Mines for [[Eritrea]]. He was also the former Minister of Defence and former [[Eritrean People's Liberation Front]] (EPLF) commander during the [[Eritrean War of Independence]].
 ==Early life==
-Sebhat Ephrem was born in Asmara, Eritrea. His father was a Protestant-educated hospital administrator. He studied pharmacy at [[Addis Ababa University]] for two years before joining the EPLF in 1972.
+Sebhat Ephrem was born in [[Aksum]], Ethiopia to Eritrean parents from [[Asmara]]. His father was a Protestant-educated hospital administrator and Sebhat attended the Evangelical Lutheran School in [[Asmara]], [[Eritrea]]. He later studied pharmacy at [[Addis Ababa University]] for two years before joining the EPLF in 1972.
 ==Military career==