Frehiwot Tamiru

Frehiwot Tamiru (Amharic: ፍሬህይወት ታምሩ) is an Ethiopian public official who is currently the CEO of Ethio telecom, a major telecommunication and internet provider in Ethiopia since 25 July 2018.

Career and education
Frehiwot was born and raised in Addis Ababa. She has Master of Business Administration from Open University in UK and Bachelor of Science in Information System. She also worked in regional minister of construction, transport and communication in Afar Region.

Soon after, she worked as deputy CEO of the former Ethiopian Telecommunication Communication for Internal Support Service. She then left to establish her own company called Doxa IT Technology Plc. Until 2018, Frehiwot has worked in board member of Ethio telecom, a major telecommunication and internet provider in the country. On 25 July 2018, Frehiwot was appointed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as CEO of Ethio telecom, succeeding Andualem Admassie. She became a member of Prosperity Party.

Under her leadership, Ethio telecom saw a significant growth in the subscriber base and revenue, as the tariff made of 40%-50%. The company became state-owned with its telecom sector. On 5 October 2023, Frehiwot was ranked in 2023 laureates of Choiseul 100 Africa Economic Leaders of Tomorrow, a list of young African leaders who influence the economic development in the continent. She also awarded the 2022 CEO Awards on 30 July 2022 organized in Ghana and Mauritius.