Frehiwot Tamiru (Amharic: ፍሬህይወት ታምሩ) is an Ethiopian public official who is currently the CEO of Ethio telecom, a major telecommunication and internet provider in Ethiopia since 25 July 2018.
[1] She has Master of Business Administration from Open University in UK and Bachelor of Science in Information System.
Until 2018, Frehiwot has worked in board member of Ethio telecom, a major telecommunication and internet provider in the country.
On 25 July 2018, Frehiwot was appointed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as CEO of Ethio telecom, succeeding Andualem Admassie.
[4] Under her leadership, Ethio telecom saw a significant growth in the subscriber base and revenue, as the tariff made of 40%-50%.