List of heads of government of Ethiopia (Without Islam)

Chief Ministers
Habte Giyorgis Dinagde* 28 Oct 1909 – 12 Dec 1926 (Independent)

Ras Tafari Makonnen 12 Dec 1926 – 1 May 1936 (Independent)

Wolde Tzaddick 1 May 1936 – 14 May 1942 (Independent)

Prime Ministers
Makonnen Endelkachew 14 May 1942 – 1 Nov 1957 (Independent)

Abebe Aregai† 27 Nov 1957 – 17 Dec 1960 (Independent)

Vacant (17 Dec 1960 – 17 Apr 1961)

Aklilu Habte-Wold 17 Apr 1961 – 1 Mar 1974 (Independent)

Mikael Imru 3 Aug 1974 – 12 Sep 1974 (Independent)

Chairmen of the Provisional Military Government
Aman Mikael Andom 12 Sep 1974 – 17 Nov 1974 (Military)

Mengistu Haile Mariam 17 Nov 1974 – 28 Nov 1974 (Military / Workers' Party of Ethiopia)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
Mengistu Haile Mariam 28 Nov 1974 – 3 Feb 1977 (Workers' Party of Ethiopia)

Atnafu Abate 3 Feb 1977 – 22 Jun 1977 (Workers' Party of Ethiopia)

Aberra Haile Mariam 22 Jun 1977 – 15 Oct 1983 (Workers' Party of Ethiopia)

Desta Tadesse 15 Oct 1983 – 12 Sep 1984 (Workers' Party of Ethiopia)

Berhanu Bayeh 12 Sep 1984 – 10 Sep 1987 (Workers' Party of Ethiopia)

Fikre Selassie Wogderess 10 Sep 1987 – 8 Nov 1989 (Workers' Party of Ethiopia)

Hailu Yimenu 8 Nov 1989 – 26 Apr 1991 (Workers' Party of Ethiopia)

Tesfaye Dinka 26 Apr 1991 – 27 May 1991 (Workers' Party of Ethiopia)

Prime Ministers
Tamrat Layne 6 Jun 1991 – 22 Aug 1995 (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)

Prime Ministers
Meles Zenawi* 23 Aug 1995 – 20 Aug 2012 (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)

Hailemariam Desalegn 20 Aug 2012 – (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)