Girma ( Ge'ez: ግርማ) is a male name of Ethiopian and Eritrean origin that may refer to: *

Girma Ashenafi Girma Ashenafi (Amharic: ግርማ አሸናፊ; born 28 July 1982) is a former Ethiopian footballer. He was born in Dire Dawa. Ashenafi played for Ethiopia at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina Argentina, officially th ...

(born 1982), Ethiopian footballer *

Girma Asmerom Girma Asmerom Tesfai (10 December 1949 – 5 October 2016) was an Eritrean politician, diplomat and football player. He was the ambassador of Eritrea to the United Nations at the time of his death. He also previously served as ambassador to South ...

, Eritrean diplomat *

Girma Bekele Gebre Girma Bekele Gebre (; born 29 December 1992) is an Ethiopian marathon runner who finished third at the 2019 New York City Marathon as a non-elite runner. Gebre also won the 2018 Brooklyn Half Marathon, and came third in the 1,500 metres event ...

(born 1992), Ethiopian runner *

Girma Bèyènè Girma Bèyènè (Amharic: ግርማ በየነ), born in Addis Ababa, is an Ethiopian lyricist, composer, arranger, vocalist, and pianist, most active during the golden era of Ethiopian vinyl records (1969–78). He is a great performer, even now ...

, Ethiopian composer and musician *

Girma Berhanu Girma Berhanu (born 19 July 1960) is a retired Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

(born 1960), Ethiopian runner * Girma Tolla (born 1975), Ethiopian long-distance runner *

Girma Wolde-Giorgis Girma Wolde-Giorgis (; 28 December 1924 – 15 December 2018) was an Ethiopian politician who was the president of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013. He was the second person to hold the office of president since the founding of the Federal Democrati ...

(born 1924), President of Ethiopia (2001–2013) *

Girma Yifrashewa Girma Yifrashewa (born 1967) is an Ethiopian classical pianist and composer. He is director of the Ashenafi Kebede Performing Arts Centre of the Addis Ababa University. Early life and education Girma Yifrashewa was born in Addis Ababa in 1967. In ...

(born 1967), Ethiopian pianist and composer * Girma Yohannis Iyasu (born 1961), Iyasuist claimant to the throne of Ethiopia *

Adane Girma Adane Girma (; born 25 June 1985) is an Ethiopian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was a member of the Ethiopia national team from 2004 to 2014 and scored 9 goals in 45 appearances. Club career Adane began his care ...

(born 1985), Ethiopian footballer *

Alula Girma Alula Girma (, born 15 July 1993) is an Ethiopian footballer. He currently plays for Saint-George SA. Career Alula is right back defender and is part of the Ethiopia national football team. The Saint-George player's displays have attracted r ...

(born 1993), Ethiopian footballer *

Berhanu Girma Berhanu Girma Degefa (born 22 November 1986) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running events for Canada. His personal best for the marathon is 2:06:09 hours and he was the 2012 winner of Grandma's Marathon. Berhanu made h ...

(born 1986), Ethiopian marathon runner *

Chaltu Girma Meshesha Sultan Haydar (; born Chaltu Girma Meshesha, 23 May 1987 in Golerogi, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner. The tall athlete at was a member of Enkaspor, where she was coached by Nikola Borić. Haydar is currently servin ...

(born 1985), birth name of Ethiopian-born long-distance runner for Turkey Sultan Haydar *

Haben Girma Haben Girma (born July 29, 1988) is an Eritrean American, American disability rights advocate, and the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School. Early life and education Girma was born in Oakland, California in 1988 to an Eritrean immigrant ...

(born 1988), deafblind lawyer *

Lamecha Girma Lamecha Girma (born 26 November 2000) is an Ethiopian athlete who specialises in the 3,000 metres steeplechase. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the event and won silver medals at the 2019, 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Champion ...

(born 2000), Ethiopian runner *

Muluemebet Girma Muluemebet (Mulu) Girma (born c. 1984 in Ethiopia) was the third person (and second woman) charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 over the 21 July 2005 London bombings, along with her sister Yeshshiemebet Girma. She was charged with "failing to di ...

(born 1984), from Stockwell, London, was the third person charged over the 21 July 2005 London bombings *

Nahu Senay Girma Nahu Senay Girma is an Ethiopian women's rights activist. She is the co-founder and executive director of the Association of Women in Boldness (AWiB), a non-governmental organisation established in April 2010 to train women for leadership roles, ...

, Ethiopian women's rights campaigner *

Naomi Girma Naomi Haile Girma (born June 14, 2000) is an American professional association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, center back for Women's Super League club Chelsea W.F.C., Chelsea and the United ...

(born 2000), American soccer player *

Yeshshiemebet Girma Yeshshiemebet Girma (born c. 1977) was the second person (and first woman) charged under the Terrorism Act over the 21 July 2005 London bombings, along with her sister Muluemebet Girma. She is married to Hamdi Adus Isaac who was found guilty ...

(born 1977), the second person charged over the 21 July 2005 London bombings

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