Berhane Abrehe

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Berhane Abrehe
በርሃነ አብረሀ
Abrehe in 1995
Minister of Finance
In office 2001–2012
President	Isaias Afwerki
Preceded by	Ghebreselassie Yoseph
Succeeded by	Berhane Habtemariam
Personal details
Born	1945 (1945) Quandeba, British-occupied Eritrea
Died	19 August 2024(2024-08-19) (aged 78–79) Carshelli prison, Asmara, Eritrea
Political party	PFDJ
Alma mater	Haile Selassie University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Profession	Civil Engineer and Economist

Berhane Abrehe (Tigrinya: በርሃነ አብረሀ; 1945 – 19 August 2024) was an Eritrean politician who served in various key positions within the government. Born in 1945 in Quandeba, Eritrea, he had a long and distinguished career in Eritrean politics and public service before being arrested in 2018 for criticising the country's president, Isaias Afwerki, and dying in solitary confinement in 2024.