Habitam Alemu Bayih (born 9 July 1997)[2] is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.

Born in Merawi, Ethiopia, Alemu was encouraged to try running by a school teacher who entered her into her first competition, which she won.

[3] Further encouraged by her brother, she began to train seriously, and after running at the national championships, she was invited to join a club in Addis Ababa.

[5] At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she ran a personal best to progress through the heats,[6] but was eliminated in the semi-finals.

[8] Alemu twice earned overall 800m World Indoor Tour victory, winning in 2019 and in 2021.