Mesfin Sileshi
Mesfin Sileshi | |
|---|---|
መስፍን ስለሺ | |
Ras Mesfin at a 1967 state dinner | |
| Vice-Governor-General of Shewa | |
| In office March 1957 – 18 February 1961 | |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 1955 – March 1957 | |
| Monarch | Haile Selassie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1905 Lafto, Webera, Hararghe Province, Ethiopian Empire |
| Died | 23 November 1974 (aged 69) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad (see Massacre of the Sixty) |
| Spouse | Weizero Yeshimebet Guma |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Army of the Ethiopian Empire |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Minister of Interior |
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Ras Mesfin Sileshi (Amharic: መስፍን ስለሺ; 5 July 1905 – 23 November 1974) was an Ethiopian Major General and politician.