Issayas Afewerki is the President of the State of Eritrea. He
was previously head of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front
(EPLF) and successfully lead to the independence from Ethiopia in
1991 and subsequent establishment of the sovereignty of the country
through a national referendum in 1993. President Issayas, popularly
known as Wedi Afewerki, who is 63 years old is married and the
father of three children.