Monday, March 19, 2018

Prominent Saudi-Ethiopian Swept Up in Saudi Anti-Corruption Campaign

The New York Times published on 16 March 2018 an article titled "He Owns Much of Ethiopia. The Saudis Won't Say Where They're Hiding Him" by Danny Hakim and Ben Hubbard.

Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi is a well known businessman with significant assets in Ethiopia. His mother is Ethiopian and his father Saudi. He was recently swept up in a Saudi anti-corruption campaign and reportedly being held in a hotel in Saudi Arabia.