Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Ya buɗe 2005 tare da nasara ta biyu a gasar cin kofin Turai ta Cross Country. Ya lashe lambar yabo ta farko ta Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ba da daɗewa ba, ya gama na biyu ga Bekele don ɗaukar azurfa a
Buga na shekara ta 2005. A kan hanya, ya yi rikodin mafi kyawun mutum na 5000 m a Qatar Grand Prix a Doha, kuma ya cancanci shiga gasar zakarun duniya a duka 5000 da 10,000 m. A Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta 2005, ya karya tarihin kasa a wasan karshe na mita 10,000, amma lokacinsa na 27:12.82 ya isa na shida kawai. Wasannin karshe na mita 5000 ba su da jinkiri ga dan Eritrea yayin da ya gama a matsayi na biyu. Ya ƙare kakar wasa a kan bayanin kula mai kyau, duk da haka, ya inganta mafi kyawun mita 10,000 zuwa 27:04.70 a Memorial Van Damme, kuma ya lashe Babban Arewa Run tare da mafi kyawun lokaci na duniya na 59:05 <unk> wanda shine kawai fitowar sa ta biyu a kan rabin nisan marathon.