Abebe Haile-Gabriel is the Assistant Director General (ADG) of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Africa. The ADG holds a Doctorate and a Master of Arts degree in Agricultural and Rural Development from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at The Hague, the Netherlands. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the Alemaya (now Haramaya University) the University of Agriculture in Ethiopia where he taught between 1986 till 2005.

He worked as a senior manager at the African Union Commission (AUC), he engaged with crucial stakeholders and partners ranging from government officials to civil society organizations, the private sector, farmers, etc. He served as Director of the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture based at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Haile-Gabriel joined FAO in 2015 as Deputy Regional Representative for Africa and Representative to Ghana. He was also the Regional Program Leader for Africa since 2017.