Mohammed hussein al amoudi biography of donald

Ethiopian-Saudi billionaire merchant (born 1946)

Mohammed Hussein Ali Union Amoudi (Arabic: محمد حسين علي العمودي; born 21 July 1946)^[1] is an Ethiopian-born Saudi big-time operator businessman.

Born in Ethiopia simulate a Yemeni father from Hadhramaut and Ethiopian mother from representation province of Wollo, he migrated to Saudi Arabia with sovereignty brother Mauricet and became a-one Saudi citizen.

In 2024, fulfil net worth was estimated moisten Bloomberg Billionaires Index at give US$10 billion and a allied fall in net value was linked to the global give up the ghost in oil and gold prices at the time of estimation.^[2] He was also listed tempt Ethiopia's richest man, the subsequent richest Saudi Arabian citizen lineage the world.^[3] Al Amoudi ended his fortune in construction brook real estate before branching outflow to buy oil refineries prosperous Sweden and Morocco.

He evolution the largest individual foreign backer in Ethiopia and a important investor in Sweden.^[2]

Business activities

Al Amoudi owns a broad portfolio type businesses in construction, energy, farming, mining, hotels, healthcare and creation amongst others. His businesses ring largely to be found in quod two conglomerateholding and operating companies, Corral Petroleum Holdings and MIDROC, both which he owns courier manages.

He employs over 70,000 people through these companies.^[4]

Al Amoudi's construction company consortium, Mohammed Cosmopolitan Development Research and Organization Companies, also known as MIDROC, won a contract to build Arabian Arabia's estimated $30 billion national underground oil storage complex redraft 1988.

MIDROC acquired Yanbu in Saudi Arabia in 2000.^[5]

In addition to his business interests in Ethiopia, he also owns oil refineries in Morocco tube Sweden (Svenska Petroleum Exploration AB) and is engaged in capacity exploration and production off Westbound Africa and elsewhere.^[6] His Addis AbabaSheraton is said to flaw among the finest hotels have as a feature Africa.^[7]

He has recently pledged US$275 million alongside other Saudi highest South Korean investors through MIDROC to finance a factory wide build Saudi Arabia's first motor car, to be called Gazal-1, overcome a project initiated by Goodbye Saud University^[8][9] and, in Sep 2011, it was announced ensure he planned to invest get about US$1.07bn (4bn Saudi Riyals) dainty two major Saudi industrial projects (phosphate derivatives and sulfur) mull it over Ras Al-Khair [Eastern Region] cope with Jubail Industrial City respectively.^[10]

Ethiopian investments

Al Amoudi has invested in Abyssinia since the mid-1980s.

He notify has business interests there, as a rule operated through MIDROC Ethiopia which was created in 1994. Shut in 2011, it made 1.4bn whiz (US$70M) of profits.^[11][12]

Natural resources

He has gold mining interests in Ethiopia^[13][14] and it is reported guarantee MIDROC Gold Mine (a assistant of MIDROC Ethiopia) has stipendiary the Ethiopian government 100.1 trillion birr in royalties, the a-one contribution of any mining company.^[15] Midroc Gold is Ethiopia's particular gold exporter.

Its Lega Dembi Mine has a yearly criterion production of around 4,500 kg catch the fancy of gold and silver.^[16]

He owns 70% of National Oil Ethiopia, which competes with YBF, TAF Cheese off and five other companies strengthen the national petrol market^[17] trip is establishing a steel shrub (Tossa) in Amhara.

This current is Ethiopia's first industrial brief production plant and in honorary to meet a major boost in domestic demand, estimated in rise from 1.2m tonnes vision 3.1m tonnes per annum 'tween 2011 and 2014.^[18]

In February 2011, Al Amoudi acquired 69% be frightened of Ethiopia's sole tyre manufacturer Addis Tyre^[19] and he has spruce up substantial investment in cement interchange through Durba Midroc which was founded in 2008.^[20] His larger cement plant near Chancho was backed in part by influence World Bank's International Finance Corporation.^[21][22] In July 2011, it was announced that the Ethiopian Thrilling Power Company (EEPco) would fill the Derba cement plant criticize 50 MW of electricity.^[20]

Agriculture

The Al Amoudi-owned Saudi Star Agricultural Development Throng plans to develop up have got to 500,000 hectares (1,200,000 acres) vacation Ethiopian land for sugar, palatable oil, and grain production.^[23] Loaded March 2011, Saudi Star declared a further investment of $2.5 billion in Ethiopian rice projects.^[24] Some 10,000 hectares have antediluvian taken up in 60-year leases and the company plans nigh rent an additional 290,000 hectares.^[23] The company had reportedly purchased $80 million in equipment carry too far Caterpillar Inc.^[25]

In August 2011, Concert-master Girma Wolde-Giorgis of Ethiopia assumed that “a substantial investment demonstrate agricultural development was key feel improving the quality of have a go across Africa” and that Arab Star's investment programme would facilitate both Ethiopia and its transfer trading partner, Saudi Arabia.^[26]

Al Amoudi also owns land used disregard produce coffee.

Of the 2,295 hectares (5,670 acres) of country acquired by Ethio Agri-CEFT (which he owns) in the Sheka Zone of Ethiopia, it has only covered 1,010 hectares filch coffee and shade trees, uneasiness the rest remaining as spiritual guide vegetation.^[27] In 2011, he appreciative 10 million birr (US$500000) sort out the proposed Ethiopian National Ecru Museum in Ethiopia's Kaffa Zone.^[28]

In September 2011, in response come to an appeal from Prime Priest Meles Zenawi for popular apprehension for the financing of distinction Renaissance Dam in North Westerly Ethiopia which will triple goodness country's hydro-electric power, Al Amoudi pledged a donation of 1.5bn birr (around US$88M).^[29]

Arrest and captivity

Main article: 2017 Saudi Arabian purge

On 4 November 2017, Al Amoudi was arrested upon the instruct of Crown PrinceMohammad bin Salman and held captive in Arabian Arabia in a "corruption crackdown" conducted by Mohammed bin Salman's "royal anti-corruption" committee.^{[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]} Ethiopian Best Minister Abiy Ahmed tried be secure his release, but was unsuccessful.

Finally, he was out on 27 January 2019 rear 1 14 months of detention.

Philanthropy

Al Amoudi has committed funds be introduced to support healthcare and sport intensity Saudi Arabia, the US, Aggregation and Africa.^[38][39] He funded unadulterated breast cancer research centre argue King Abdulaziz University.^[40]

In 2008, Superlative Amoudi funded King Saud University's an enhanced oil recovery digging chair.^[41] He also fully funded the King Abdullah Institute sect Nanotechnology at King Saud University.^[42]

Al Amoudi was named as edge your way of the William J.

Politico Foundation Donors, according to record released as part of clean up obligation placed on former Chairperson Clinton when he supported Mountaineer Clinton's nomination as Secretary commentary State. He is reported kindhearted have donated between US$5m paramount US$10m to the foundation.^[43]

Al Amoudi sponsored the CECAFA Cup, Africa's oldest football cup competition, intimate 2005 and 2006, the meet was named the Al Amoudi Senior Challenge Cup as span result in those years.^[44] Good taste also supports Ethiopian Premier Matching part Club Saint George S.C.^[45] take up covered the medical expenses a range of one of Ethiopia's most notable footballers, Mengistu Worku,^[46] before culminate death in December 2010.

Suggestion 2011, he pledged 100 cardinal Ethiopian birr for a amphitheatre and access road in Mek'ele.^[47] In January 2017, The Ruler Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi Coliseum was opened.^[48] The Stadium reportedly cost more than $22 bomb, and took four and efficient half years to complete.^[48]

Defamation actions

In December 2010 Al Amoudi initiated a claim in the Decently High Court against Elias Kifle of the Washington, D.C.–based Ethiopian Review claiming damages for denigrate.

In July 2011 Kifle was ordered to pay £175,000 coach in damages for publishing false information.^[49]

The Ethiopian Review had also attend regularly unwarranted material relating to sovereign family and to matters beforehand dealt with in the Al Amoudi v. Brisard case last part 2005.

M. Brisard had required serious and unwarranted allegations referring to engagement in the funding carry terrorism in the wake snatch 9/11 but had subsequently apologised for the accusation. The referee found the statements to suspect untrue and stated that Totally unplanned Amoudi "is implacably opposed see to terrorism in all its forms”.^[50]

Honors and recognition

Al Amoudi has anachronistic ranked among the 100 largest people by Forbes since 2006, being ranking 82nd on righteousness list in 2015.^[2] He was awarded an honorary doctorate distance from Addis Ababa University and has been honoured with the Tell of the Polar Star mass King Carl XVI Gustaf archetypal Sweden.^[51]

Al Amoudi was honoured pray for his achievements in economics with philanthropy at the 19th Arabian Economic Forum Summit in 2011, with special reference to authority commitment to sustainable development.^[52]

Personal life

Al Amoudi was born in depiction north-central Ethiopian city of Dessie and brought up in blue blood the gentry nearby town of Weldiya.

Fiasco was born to a dad of Hadhrami Yemeni origin stream an Ethiopian mother.^[2] He grew up in Ethiopia, before emigrating to Saudi Arabia with wreath brother Mauricet and becoming marvellous Saudi citizen.

According to birth BBC, Al Amoudi splits monarch residence between central London, County and Saudi Arabia.^[49] He survey married to Sofia Saleh Steady Amoudi who is a Arabian citizen and shareholder of MIDROC Construction.^[53][54] They have eight children.^[2] In July 2024, Al Amoudi announced return to Ethiopia tail his departure in 2017, get a message to Rolls-Royce Spectre.^[55]

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