Ambachew Mekonnen
Ambachew Mekonnen (Ge'ez: አምባቸው መኮንን; c. 1971 – 22 June 2019) was an Ethiopian politician and economist who served as the president of the Amhara Region of Ethiopia from March to June 2019, when he was assassinated in a coup attempt.
Ambachew Mekonnen | |
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አምባቸው መኮንን | |
| Chief Administrator of Amhara Region | |
| In office 8 March 2019 – 22 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Gedu Andargachew |
| Succeeded by | Temesgen Tiruneh |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 19 April 2018 – 22 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Gedu Andargachew |
| Succeeded by | Fetlework Gebregziabher |
| Minister of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office 1 November 2016 – 19 April 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Hailemariam Dessalegn Abiy Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Mekuria Haile |
| Succeeded by | Jantirar Abay |
| Minister of Construction | |
| In office 6 October 2015 – 1 November 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Hailemariam Dessalegn |
| Preceded by | Mekuria Haile |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1971 Aketo, Gayint, Begemder Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Debub Gondar Zone, Ethiopia) |
| Died | 22 June 2019 (aged 47–48) Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshots |
| Political party | Amhara Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
| Alma mater | Ethiopian Civil Service University (BA) KDI School of Public Policy and Management (MPP) University of Kent (MSc, PhD) |
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