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Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

: ኃይሉ), also spelled Haylu, is a male name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: *

Hailu Shawul Hailu Shawul (also spelled Shawel or Shawil; ; 1936 – 6 October 2016) was an Ethiopian politician and civil engineer who was the leader of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) during the 2005 Ethiopian general election. He was also th ...

(born 1936), Ethiopian engineer and the chairman of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy *

Hailu Tekle Haymanot Hailu Tekle Haymanot (1868 – 1950), also named Hailu II of Gojjam, was an army commander and a member of the nobility of the Ethiopian Empire. He represented a provincial ruling elite who were often at odds with the Ethiopian central government ...

(1868–1950), Ethiopian army commander and nobleman *

Hailu Mekonnen Hailu Mekonnen (born 4 April 1980 in Arsi) is an Ethiopian runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. His first medals came in 1998, when he took bronze and team gold at the junior race at the IAAF World C ...

(born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner and two-time World Cross Country medallist *

Aynalem Hailu Aynalem Hailu (, born 12 October 1986) is an Ethiopian Association football, footballer. He currently plays for Dashen Beer. Career Aynalem is central back defender. His abilities are pace, positional sense and an unswerving ability to stay c ...

(born 1986), Ethiopian footballer *

Hailu Negussie Hailu Negussie (born April 16, 1978) is a marathon runner who was the winner of the 109th Boston Marathon in 2005. He finished with a time of 2:11:45 and became the first Ethiopian to win the Boston Marathon since Abebe Mekonnen won the race in ...

(born 1978), Ethiopian marathon runner and 2005 Boston Marathon winner *

Hailu Yimenu Hailu Yimenu (Amharic: ሃይሉ ይመኑ; died May 26, 1991) was an Ethiopian politician who was the acting prime minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from 8 November 1989 until 26 April 1991. Later life In May 1991, afte ...

(died 1991), Ethiopian Prime Minister *

Meseret Hailu Meseret Hailu Debele (born 12 September 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in half marathons and marathons. She was the gold medallist at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and won the Amsterdam Marathon that sa ...

(born 1990), Ethiopian female long-distance runner and world half marathon champion *Kassa Hailu (1818–1868), birth name of Ethiopian Emperor

Tewodros II Tewodros II (, once referred to by the English cognate Theodore; baptized as Kassa, – 13 April 1868) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 until his death in 1868. His rule is often placed as the beginning of modern Ethiopia and brought an end to ...

Haftamnesh Tesfay Haylu Haftamnesh Tesfay Haylu (also spelled Haftanmesh Tesfaye; born 28 April 1994) is an Ethiopian distance runner and winner of the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships in the 3000 metres. Biography Tesfay's first international competition w ...

(born 1994), Ethiopian female long-distance runner

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