Abiy Ahmed Ali, Nobel Peace Prize 2019

Abiy Ahmed Ali (Ge'ez: ዐቢይ አህመድ አሊ, Oromo: Abiyyii Ahimad Alii, often shortened to Abiy Ahmed or just Abiy; born 15 August 1976) is an Ethiopian politician serving since 2 April 2018 as the fourth and current (Oct. 2019) prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize of 2019, "for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea."

Awards

• 2018: Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa: Grand Master (by Uganda)
• 2018: Order of the Zayed Medal (by UAE Crown Prince)
• 2018: High Rank Peace Award (by Ethiopian Orthodox Church)
• 2018: Order of King Abdulaziz (by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
• 2018: 100 Most Influential Africans of 2018 (by New African magazine)
• 2018: African of the year 2018 (by The African leadership magazine)
• 2019 100 Most Influential People 2018 (by Time magazine)
• 2019: 100 Global Thinkers of 2019 (by Foreign Policy magazine)
• 2019: Personality of the Year (by AfricaNews.com)
• 2019: African Excellence Award for Gender (by African Union)
• 2019: Humanitarian and Peace Maker Award (by African Artists Peace Initiative)
• 2019: 2019 edition of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny - UNESCO Peace Prize (by UNESCO)
• 2019: Peace Award for Contribution of Unity to Ethiopian Muslims (by Ethiopian Muslim Community)
• 2019: World Tourism Award 2019 (by World Tourism Forum)
• 2019: Hessian Peace Prize (by State of Hessen)
• 2019: PHC Leadership Award (by World Health Organization)
• 2019: African Association of Political Consultants Award (by APCAfrica)
• 2019: Nobel Peace Prize