Samora Yunis

Samora Muhammad Yunis (Amharic: ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ) is an Ethiopian military officer. Born in the Tigray Region in the north of the country, Yunis rose to be a four-star general in the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and eventually Chief of the General Staff in 2001. He would serve until 2018.

In this Ethiopian name, the name Yunis is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Samora.
Samora Muhammad Yunis
Gen. Samora Yunis in 2013
Native name
ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ
Born1949 (age 74–75)
Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire
AllegianceEthiopia
Service/branchEthiopian National Defence Forces
RankGeneral
Commands heldChief of General Staff
Battles/warsEthiopian Civil War
Insurgency in Ogaden
Eritrean-Ethiopian War
Somali Civil War (2006-2009)
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