Estifanos Seyoum

Last updated July 16, 2025

Estifanos Seyoum (born 1947) is an Eritrea

He joined the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in 1972. Since independence, he has held the following positions:

member of the Central Council of People's Front for Democracy and Justice
member of the National Assembly
Secretary of Finance
Head of Finance in the Eritrean Defence Forces
Director-General of Inland Revenue
Brigadier General ^[1]

He was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he received a master's degree in finance and economics. As of 2005, he was in prison with the G-15.^[1]

Seyoum has fathered 5 children: Shewit (who is a singer/artist), Ariam, Miriam, Kibrom, and Natnael.^{[ citation needed ]}

His five children haven’t seen their father in over 19 years.

References

1 2 Connell, Dan (2005). Conversations with Eritrean political prisoners. The Red Sea Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-56902-235-1.

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[Connell2005-1] 1 2 Connell, Dan (2005). Conversations with Eritrean political prisoners. The Red Sea Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-56902-235-1.

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