Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Ge'ez: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ; born 3 March 1965) is an Ethiopian biologist, public health researcher, and official who has served since 2017 as Director-General of the World Health Organization. Tedros is the first African in the role; he was endorsed by the African Union. He has held two high-level positions in the government of Ethiopia: Minister of Health from 2005 to 2012 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016.Tedros is included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.