Makonnen Wolde Mikael

Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael Wolde Melekot (Amharic: ራስ መኮንን ወልደ ሚካኤል ወልደ መለኮት), or simply , also known as Abba Qagnew (አባ ቃኘው) (May 8, 1852 – March 21, 1906) was a Shewan royal from Menz, a military leader, the governor of Harar province in Ethiopia, and the father of Tafari Makonnen (later known as Emperor Haile Selassie). He is ethnically Amhara. His father was Fitawrari Makonnen and was a grandson of Negus Sahle Selassie of Shewa through his mother, Leult Tenagnework Sahle Selassie. As such, he was a first cousin of Emperor Menelik II.

Makonnen Wolde Mikael

Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael Wolde Melekot (Amharic: ራስ መኮንን ወልደ ሚካኤል ወልደ መለኮት), or simply , also known as Abba Qagnew (አባ ቃኘው) (May 8, 1852 – March 21, 1906) was a Shewan royal from Menz, a military leader, the governor of Harar province in Ethiopia, and the father of Tafari Makonnen (later known as Emperor Haile Selassie). He is ethnically Amhara. His father was Fitawrari Makonnen and was a grandson of Negus Sahle Selassie of Shewa through his mother, Leult Tenagnework Sahle Selassie. As such, he was a first cousin of Emperor Menelik II.