Berhane Abrehe
Berhane Abrehe is an Eritrean top government official who, since 2001, has been serving as the country's Minister of Finance.
In 1972, Berhane Abrehe graduated with a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has held the post of Director of Macro-Economic policy in the office of the President of Eritrea, subsequently advancing to his Cabinet position and becoming the third Minister of Finance in the 14 years since Eritrea's proclamation of independence in May 1993. His status was described as unclear in a 2007 leaked US cable.
In September 2018 Berhane Abrehe published a controversial book: ”Eritrea Hagerey . A quote on the cover of one of the books reads, “…in a renewed courage, has presented a plan, in a civilized Eritrean manner, on how to end dictatorship and how to prevent it from reappearing again”.
