Berhane Habtemariam (Tigrinya: በርሃነ ሀብተማርአም) is Eritrean politician. He has been Minister of Finance of Eritrea since 2014.[1] He was the first Auditor-General of Eritrea. He was trained as an accountant in the United Kingdom.

Berhane Habtemariam
በርሃነ ሀብተማርአም
4th Minister of Finance of Eritrea
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byBerhane Abrehe
1st Auditor-General of Eritrea
In office
1993–?
Personal details
ProfessionAccountant

In January 2007 he was awarded a special commendation for promoting ethics and professionalism in his capacity as Auditor-General.[2] He was the first African to receive this award.

References edit

  1. ^ "Eritrea's former finance minister is to publish a book on the country's past and Present state of affairs". October 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "ACCA Achievement Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2007-01-26.