Berhane Habtemariam (

Tigrinya (; also spelled Tigrigna) is an Ethio-Semitic language commonly spoken Eritrea and in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Region by the Tigrinya and Tigrayan peoples. It is also spoken by the global diaspora of these regions. History and literature ...

: በርሃነ ሀብተማርአም) is

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

n politician. He has been

Minister of Finance of Eritrea The Ministry of Finance of Eritrea is responsible for the public finance policies of Eritrea. The ministry is located in Asmara. Ministers of Finance *Haile Woldense, 1993-1997 * Ghebreselassie Yoseph, 1997-2001 *Berhane Abrehe, 2001-2014 *Berhan ...

since 2014. He was the first Auditor-General of

. He was trained as an

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

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