Haddis Alemayehu
Haddis Alemayehu | |
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Haddis Alemayehu in 1961 | |
| Born | 15 October 1910 |
| Died | 6 December 2003 (aged 93) Urael Church, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Years active | 1960s–2003 |
| Writing career | |
| Pen name | Haddinko |
| Language | Amharic |
| Period | Modern |
| Genre | Classic |
| Notable works | Love to the Grave |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1960–1961 | |
| Monarch | Haile Selassie I |
| Prime Minister | Abebe Aregai Imru Haile Selassie |
| Preceded by | Yilma Deressa |
| Succeeded by | Mikael Imru |
Haddis Alemayehu (Amharic: ሐዲስ ዓለማየሁ; 15 October 1910 – 6 December 2003) was an Ethiopian novelist. His Amharic novel Love to the Grave (Amharic: ፍቅር እስከ መቃብር; Fəqər əskä Mäqabər, 1968) is considered a classic of modern Ethiopian literature.
Aside from literature, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1960 to 1961.