The net worth of Girma Wolde-Giorgis, an Ethiopian politician, is $1.5 million.
Girma Wolde-Giorgis was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in December 1924.
During the period of 2001 to 2013, he held the position of President of Ethiopia.
Girma earned certificates in Management, Air Traffic Management, and Air Traffic Control.
Girma was among the initial Ethiopians to join the Ethiopian air force.
He authored a book about the essentials of the airlines.
He was an activist against the apartheid system in South Africa.
The Oletta Military Academy awarded him the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in 1944.
Girma was appointed as the Director General of the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Planning in 1951.
In 1955, he was appointed as the head of Civil Aviation in Eritrea. Later in 1957, he was appointed Director General of the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority.
Girma was elected to the lower house of the Imperial Ethiopian Parliament in 1961.
For three years running, he held the position of house speaker.
The House of People’s Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia welcomed him as a member in 2000.
In 2001, Girma was elected by the Ethiopian Parliament with a unanimous vote.
He was re-elected in 2007 after the previous election.
The Ethiopian president does not wield a lot of power, as the Prime Minster holds most of the power.
Mulatu Teshome took over from him in 2013.
Girma is married and has a family of five children.