The Executive Committee of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has appointed Mr. Tewodros Tamrat as Acting Secretary General of the continental air transport organization. Mr. Tewodros Tamrat will discharge the responsibilities of Secretary General and act on all matters as may be required in the best interest of AFRAA. The Acting Secretary General will steer the affairs of AFRAA pending the conclusion of the recruitment and appointment of a substantive Secretary General.

Mr. Tewodros Tamrat is an experienced aviation law expert and industry analyst with combined aviation experience spanning over 25 years. He is currently the Director, Government, Corporate and Industry Affairs of AFRAA, a position he occupied since 2001. As Director, his responsibilities includes, studying and advising the Association and its members on all aero-political and regulatory matters and follow-up developments taking place within and outside the continent which may have an impact on the African airline industry.

Mr. Tamrat also serves as the Secretary to the Legal Committee of AFRAA and in this capacity, represents the Association at various international and regional air transport committees and working groups including the Yamoussoukro Decision Monitoring Body, which functions under the auspices of the African Union (AU), the Panel of Aviation Legal Experts of the AU and the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC).

Before joining AFRAA, Mr. Tewodros Tamrat served in various capacities in the Corporate and Legal department of Ethiopian Airlines prior to being appointed to the senior management position of General Counsel and Corporate Secretary between 1991 and 1994. He also served as the first Human Resource Director of the luxurious Sheraton Addis Hotel from 1995 – 2001.

The newly appointed Acting AFRAA Secretary General graduated from the Faculty of Law of Addis Ababa University and holds an LLB. He is married and a father of two daughters.