Bereket Simon

Bereket Simon
በረከት ስምኦን
Minister of 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
Other political
affiliations		Tigray People's Liberation Front

Bereket Simon (Tigrinya: በረከት ስምኦን; born 1960s) is an Ethiopian politician who had served as Minister of Communication Affairs from its establishment in 1995 to 2012. He was affiliated to 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".