Bereket Simon

Bereket Simon
በረከት ስምኦን
Minister of (Ethiopian) Government Communication Affairs
In office
1995–2012[1]
Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGetachew Reda
Personal details
Born1960s
Dabat, Begemder, Ethiopian Empire (now Amhara Region, Ethiopia)
Political partyAmhara Democratic Party

Bereket Simon (Tigrinya: በረከት ስምኦን; born 1960s) is an Ethiopian politician who had served as Communications Minister for the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), of which he was a founding member.[2][3][4] He underwent medical treatment in Saudi Arabia financed by the billionaire Mohammed Alamudin.[5][6] He was a close friend of former prime minister Meles Zenawi since their University days.[7] He was widely considered as Meles Zenawi's right-hand man.[8]

  1. ^ "Former Ethiopian minister jailed for corruption". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  2. ^ "Bereket Simon - Bio, News, Photos". Washington Times. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  3. ^ Washington, The he now quit his job (2012-01-18). "Briefly: Africa". Washington Times. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  4. ^ Alfa Shaban, Abdur Rahman (8 May 2020). "Ex-Ethiopian minister jailed 6 years for corruption". Africa News. Archived from the original on 2020-05-09.
  5. ^ "BBC News - Meles Zenawi: Ethiopian leader 'getting better'". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  6. ^ "Ethiopia braces itself for post-Meles era | Africa | DW.DE | 22.08.2012". DW.DE. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Ethiopia arrests ex-minister for mismanagement of funds - FANA".