Yeshimebet Ali
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Yeshimebet Ali, daughter of Woizero (later Ima-hoi) Wolete Giyorgis, and Ali Abba Jifar of oromo
, was the wife of Ras Makonnen
and mother of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. She died during the Emperor's infancy. Her mother and her sister Woizero Mammit helped care for her young son as he grew to adulthood. She had eight previous miscarriages before giving birth to Haile Selassie; hardly any mention of her is emphasized in the cultural memory of the ruling class most likely the absent desire to include or discuss Muslim ancestry in the royal linage.
Oromo
The Oromo are an ethnic group found in Ethiopia, northern Kenya, .and parts of Somalia. With 30 million members, they constitute the single largest ethnic group in Ethiopia and approximately 34.49% of the population according to the 2007 census...
, was the wife of Ras Makonnen
Ras Makonnen
Ras Mäkonnen Wäldä-Mika'él Guddisa, also Makonnen Wolde Mikael Gudessa or simply as Ras Makonnen, was a general and the governor of Harar province in Ethiopia, and the father of Tafari Mäkonnen, later known as the Emperor Haile Selassie I. His father was Fitawrari Woldemikael Guddessa of a noble...
and mother of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. She died during the Emperor's infancy. Her mother and her sister Woizero Mammit helped care for her young son as he grew to adulthood. She had eight previous miscarriages before giving birth to Haile Selassie; hardly any mention of her is emphasized in the cultural memory of the ruling class most likely the absent desire to include or discuss Muslim ancestry in the royal linage.