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Interview with Adwa-born TPLF Billionaire - Tekleberhan Ambaye

Tekleberhan Ambaye is the owner and general manager of Tekleberhan Ambaye Construction (TACON) Plc.

Question: When and where were you born and spent much of your youth?

Tekleberhan Ambaye: - I was born on June 20, 1956, in the small village of Nebeleth in the Adwa region of Tigray.

Question: - Can you share an incident at your first job that you will never forget?

Tekleberhan Ambaye: - I graduated from Addis Ababa University and got my first job right there as the boss. Because of my young age it was very difficult to get people to carry out my orders. I had to resort to aggressive methods to get people to do what I needed them to do. (Kality? Maekelawi?)

Question: What do you do during your downtime?

Tekleberhan Ambaye: - I like tennis, watching football, and reading, but I love to shop. Some might even say that I am a shopaholic.

Question:- What has been the greatest challenge of your life?

Tekleberhan Ambaye: - My first construction project was in Borena, Oromia Regional State. No one wanted to bid on this very unstable region except me. I became the engineer and foreman for all three sites and completed the project in six months - half the time that was agreed upon. The return I got was very encouraging. Image (They call you a thief in Oromia)

Question:- What was the highlight of your career so far?

Tekleberhan Ambaye: - Building Edna Mall and bringing contemporary forms of entertainment for children and adults, which includes introducing advanced movie technology to Addis Abeba. (You are known as the biggest thief in Addis Ababa)

Question:- Describe yourself using only one word.

Tekleberhan Ambaye: - Big-hearted.
(You can say that again!)