Oromia Regional State’s President Lemma Megersa honored with a special award at the 6th edition Bego Sew Award for his contribution in current political change of Ethiopia.
ADDIS ABABA (Semonegna)– Bego Sew Award has held its 6th round ceremony at Intercontinental-Addis Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 2, 2018.
Bego Sew Award, founded by Dn. Daniel Kibret, to honor people who made, or are making, greater contribution to Ethiopia and its people/society. This year’s award ceremony was the 6th of its kind since the Award’s inception in 2013. People had been voting for the past three weeks out of nominees in ten categories. Ato Lemma Megersa, the President of Oromia Regional State, has received a special ‘Bego Sew Award’ for his exceptional contribution to the political change in the country in the past few months. The honorees of Bego Sew Award 2018 are as follows listed in the 10 categories.
The 6th Edition Bego Sew Award 2018
[1] Education
- Simegnew Mebratu [has worked in South Gondar, Amhara Region] (Biography)
[2] Business and Entrepreneurship
- Techale Haile (owner/founder of Techale Haile General Metal And Wood Work in Addis Ababa) (Biography)
[3] Science
- Emeritus Professor Shibru Tedla (has work mostly at Addis Ababa University’s Science Faculty. He is the recipient of the Eastern African Environmental Network Environmental Leadership Award and the Ethiopian Science Society Award)
[4] Culture and Heritages
- Aba Gebremeskel Tessema (built rock-hewn churches in Lasta Lalibela, Amhara Region)
[5] Public/Governmental Services
- Leul Ras Mengesha Seyoum (Short Biography)
[6] Art/Theatre
- Singer-Songwriter Abebe Berhane (Biography)
[7] Humanitarian Work for Ethiopia (Expatriate)
- Reidulf K. Molvaer (author, best known for his books “Black Lions: The Creative Lives of Modern Ethiopia’s Literary Giants and Pioneers” and “Socialization and Social Control in Ethiopia“) (Short Biography)
[8] Humanitarian Work
- Mekonnen Mulat (has been working as a humanitarian in helping deaf and hard-of-hearing people in Ethiopia) (Biography)
[9] Media and Communications
- Tsegaye Tadesse (aka Tsegaye Reuters) (has a career of journalism spanning for almost 40 years) (Short history and biography)
[10] “Person of the Year” Special Award
- Lemma Megersa, Governor of Oromia Regional State (assumed the Governor’s office in October 2016. H.E. Ato Lemma also served as deputy Chairman of the Oromo Peoples’ Democratic Organization (OPDO). He is regarded as the crucial figure in current political change Ethiopia has been experiencing since April 2018.) (Short history and biography)
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EVENT: Bego Sew Award (6th Edition)
DATE: September 2, 2018
VENUE: Intercontinental-Addis Hotel, Kazanchis Area, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia