Mulatu Teshome Wirtu (Oromo: Mulaatuu Tashoome Wirtuu; Amharic: ሙላቱ ተሾመ ውርቱ; born 1957[2]) is an Ethiopian politician who was president of Ethiopia from 2013 to 2018.

He taught at some "foreign universities and institutions", according to Speaker Abadula Gemeda.

[7] He served as Ethiopia's Ambassador to China, Japan, Turkey,[4][5][8] and Azerbaijan.

[9] While serving as Ambassador to Turkey, he was elected as President of Ethiopia by a unanimous parliamentary vote[5] on 7 October 2013.

Girma Seifu of the Unity for Democracy and Justice, the sole opposition member of parliament, welcomed his election.