Ambachew Mekonnen

Ambachew Mekonnen
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(2019-06-22) (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)

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 2019 until his assassination in a coup attempt on June 22, 2019.^[1]