Major General Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael is a general with the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF).

He served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from 2017–2018.

[1] Major General Tesfay was appointed as Force Commander of UNISFA on 23 February 2017 by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

[2] During his tenure, he launched an environmental cleaning campaign in the town of Abeyi, intended to enhance the community and remove breeding sites for pests.

[3] He was succeeded on 4 April 2018 by Major General Gebre Adhana Woldezgu.