Meaza Ashenafi
Meaza Ashenafi | |
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| መዓዛ አሸናፊ | |
Meaza in 2018 | |
| President of the Federal Supreme Court | |
| In office 1 November 2018 – 17 January 2023 | |
| President | Sahle-Work Zewde |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Deputy | Solomon Areda |
| Preceded by | Dagne Melaku |
| Succeeded by | Tewodros Mihret |
| Judge of Federal High Court of Ethiopia | |
| In office 1989–1992 | |
| Legal Adviser Committee on 1995 Ethiopian Constitution | |
| Founding Executive Director Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association | |
| In office 1996–2005 | |
| Founder and Chairperson of Enat Bank | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Adviser on Gender and Women's Rights United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) | |
| In office 2012–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1964 Asosa, Gojjam Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia) |
| Spouse | Araya Asfaw |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Connecticut (MA) Addis Ababa University (LLB) |
| Occupation | |
Meaza Ashenafi (Amharic: መዓዛ አሸናፊ; born 25 July 1964) is an Ethiopian lawyer and women's rights activist. In November 2018, she was appointed by the Federal Parliamentary Assembly as President of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia until her resignation on 17 January 2023.