Lemma Megersa

Lemma Megersa
Lammaa Magarsaa
Lemma in 2019
Minister of Defense
In office 18 April 2019 – 18 August 2020
Prime Minister	Abiy Ahmed
Preceded by	Aisha Mohammed
Succeeded by	Kenea Yadeta
President of Oromia Region
In office 23 October 2016 – 18 April 2019
Prime Minister	Hailemariam Desalegn Abiy Ahmed
Succeeded by	Shimelis Abdisa
Deputy Chairman of Oromo Democratic Party
In office 22 February 2018 – 1 December 2019
Preceded by	Abiy Ahmed
Succeeded by	post abolished
Personal details
Born	Lemma Megersa Wako (1970-07-26) 26 July 1970 (age 54) Welega Province, Ethiopian Empire
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front Oromo Democratic Party
Alma mater	Addis Ababa University Jimma University

Lemma Megersa (Oromo: Lammaa Magarsaa, Amharic: ለማ መገርሳ; born 26 July 1970) is an Ethiopian politician who served as the Minister of Defense from 2019 to 2020. He was also the president of the Oromia Region and deputy chairman of the ruling party in the region, the Oromo Democratic Party. Since the formation of the Prosperity Party, Lemma has been independent.^{[citation needed]}