Mengistu (name)

Mengistu (Amharic: መንግስቱ) is a male given name and a surname of Ethiopian origin that may refer to:
 * Given name
 * Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937), Ethiopian President and Chairman of the Derg
 * Mengistu Worku (1940–2010), Ethiopian football player and coach
 * Mengistu Neway (1919–1961), Ethiopian commander of the Imperial Bodyguard
 * Mengistu Lemma (1924–1988), Ethiopian playwright and poet.


 * Surname
 * Avera Mengistu (born 1986), Ethiopian-Israeli abductee
 * Meseret Mengistu (born 1990), Ethiopian long-distance runner
 * Tigist Mengistu (born 2000), Ethiopian Paralympic athlete