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.

Legal issues[]

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[]

^ "Bereket Simon - Bio, News, Photos". Washington Times. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
^ Washington, The he now quit his job (2012-01-18). "Briefly: Africa". Washington Times. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
^ Alfa Shaban, Abdur Rahman (8 May 2020). "Ex-Ethiopian minister jailed 6 years for corruption". Africa News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "BBC News - Meles Zenawi: Ethiopian leader 'getting better'". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
^ "Ethiopia braces itself for post-Meles era | Africa | DW.DE | 22.08.2012". DW.DE. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
^ 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.
^ "Ethiopia arrests ex-minister for mismanagement of funds - FANA".
^ ^a ^b Observer, Ethiopia (2017-10-16). "Hailemarim's policy study and research advisor, Bereket Simon resigns". Ethiopia Observer. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
^ AfricaNews (2019-01-23). "Ethiopia arrests ex-govt minister Bereket Simon over corruption". Africanews. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
^ "Ethiopia jails former minister for corruption". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

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[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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[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".

[:0-8] 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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