Hailu Shawul
| Hailu Shawul ሃይሉ ሻዉል |
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|---|---|
| Born | 1936 Shewa, Ethiopia |
| Died | October 6, 2016, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Alma mater | Wayne State University |
| Occupation |
Politician Civil Engineer |
| Political party |
Coalition for Unity and Democracy (2005 - 2007) All Ethiopian Unity Party (1996 -2014) |
Hailu Shawul (also spelled Shawel; Shawil) (Ge'ez: ሃይሉ ሻዉል?; born 1936) was an Ethiopian prominent politician and Civil Engineer who was the leader of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) during Ethiopian general election, 2005. He was also the leader of All Ethiopian Unity Party from 1996 to 2013. He died at age of 80 on October 6, 2016 while receiving treatment at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.
Hailu was born in Northern Shewa, Ethiopia. He attended elementary and high school in Addis Ababa at Dagmawi Minilik School. At the age of 18 he moved to the United States to pursue higher education and enrolled at Wayne State University. He did both his Bachelors and Masters degree in Civil Engineering and return to Ethiopia in 1960 soon after his graduation.
He was married to Almaz Zewde whom he met at his friend's wedding. They had six children together.
After returning to Ethiopia, Hailu started his career as a research Engineer at Abay Gorge by working with the team who has been studying about the gorge in a project funded by the US government. Following that he worked for 13 years in the different managerial positions at Shell international.
1973-1974 at the height of Ethiopian student movement, Hailu was appointed as head of Ethiopian Transportation Authority and served for three years. Following the Somalia invasion on Ethiopia in 1977 he was called for national service and participated in designing an aircraft for the Ethiopian air force.
After the Somali war was ended by Ethiopian victory, Hailu was appointed General Manager of Ethiopian Sugar Corporation and Managing Director of Wonji Sugar Company and Metehara Sugar Company and then Minister for State Farms Development of Ethiopia. At the height of Qey Shibir or Red Terror Hailu spent his time squabbling and fighting with Derge officials in objection to their political and development policies.
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