Bereket Simon

Bereket Simon is an Ethiopian politician who was Ethiopian Communications Minister for the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), of which he was a founding member.[1][2][3] He underwent medical treatment in Saudi Arabia financed by the billionaire Mohammed Alamudin.[4][5] He was a close friend of former prime minister Meles Zenawi since their University days.[6] He was widely considered as Meles Zenawi's right-hand man.[7]

Personal life

Bereket was born in Dabat to an Eritrean family.[8] As he was in high school in 1978,[8] he was likely born in the 1960s.

On January 23, 2019, Bereket was arrested by the Amhara region government in relation to corruption along with Tadesse Kassa, a civil servant.[9] On May 8, 2020, Bereket was convicted of corruption and sentenced to six years of prison. Tadesse Kassa, a former TIRET Corporation board member, was also convicted.[10]

References
  1. "Bereket Simon - Bio, News, Photos". Washington Times. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  2. Washington, The he now quit his job (2012-01-18). "Briefly: Africa". Washington Times. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  3. Alfa Shaban, Abdur Rahman (8 May 2020). "Ex-Ethiopian minister jailed 6 years for corruption". Africa News.
  4. "BBC News - Meles Zenawi: Ethiopian leader 'getting better'". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  5. "Ethiopia braces itself for post-Meles era | Africa | DW.DE | 22.08.2012". DW.DE. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  6. David Smith in Johannesburg (2012-08-21). "Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi dies of undisclosed illness | World news | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  7. "Ethiopia arrests ex-minister for mismanagement of funds - FANA".
  8. Observer, Ethiopia (2017-10-16). "Hailemarim's policy study and research advisor, Bereket Simon resigns". Ethiopia Observer. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  9. AfricaNews (2019-01-23). "Ethiopia arrests ex-govt minister Bereket Simon over corruption". Africanews. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  10. "Ethiopia jails former minister for corruption". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 8, 2020.


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