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Ethiopia Football: St. George FC patron Sheikh Al Amoudi, Africa’s Top Billionaire

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

The current edition of the African Business Reviewfeatures Africa’s Top 5 billionaires, including Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi of Ethiopia, the patron of Ethiopian Premier League team St George FC.

The list includes the Sawiris family of Egypt and Nicky Oppenheimer of South Africa.

Number 1- Mohammed Al Amoudi of Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s richest man as well as the richest black person in the world Mohammed Al Amoudi is worth $10 billion.

His broad portfolio of businesses includes oil, mining, agriculture, hotels, hospitals, finance, operations and maintenance.

He also owns Swedish refinery Preem and Svenska Petroleum, which made big plays in Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Angola in 2008.

Al Amoudi has invested more than $1 billion in Ethiopia. He controls his vast business conglomerate through two holding and operating companies, Corral Petroleum Holdings and MIDROC. He employs over 40,000 people through these companies.

Al Amoudi holds an honorary doctorate in Philosophy from Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa University.

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Ethiopia Football: St. George FC unveils its new website

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Addis Ababa – Defending Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) champions St. George Football Club has unveiled its new and revamped website (http://www.saintgeorgefc.com).

The new and much improved website easy to navigate and has plenty of information about the club including:

  • The history of St. George FC in Amharic & English
  • Dedication to the late Yidnekatchew Tessema and Mengistu Worku
  • A section dedicated to the club’s patron, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi.
  • A message from and biography of its president, Abinet G/Meskel Odda
  • Profiles of the current and last year’s squads
  • Profiles of Coaches and Trainers for the past two seasons
  • Information and photos of “The Club House”
  • A media section with photos, videos, magazine, newsletters, club radio programs, etc…..
  • Ethiopian Premier League Table, match fixtures and results and much more

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