Kenea Yadeta (Oromo: Qana'aa Yaadataa; Amharic: ቀነዓ ያደታ) is an Ethiopian politician and who has served as the Minister of Defense from 2020 to 2021.
Kenea Yadeta studied administration and holds a PhD in Public Management, a Master's in Public & Constitutional Law, in Public Administration, and in Business Administration.
[1] He served in the Ethiopian Federal Police as Deputy Commissioner General,[1] as Head of Security and Administration Bureau,[2] and security chief of Oromia Region.
[3][4][5] He became a key figure in the Tigray War.
[6][7] He was succeeded by Abraham Belay, former head of the Transitional Government of Tigray on 6 October 2021.