Haddis Alemayehu

Haddis Alemayehu
Haddis Alemayehu in 1961
Born(1910-10-15)15 October 1910
Endadom Kidane Miheret, Debre Markos, Shewa Province, Ethiopian Empire
Died6 December 2003(2003-12-06) (aged 93)
Urael Church, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
OccupationNovelist
Years active1960s–2003
Writing career
Pen nameHaddinko
LanguageAmharic
PeriodModern
GenreClassic
Notable worksLove to the Grave
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1960–1961
MonarchHaile Selassie I
Prime MinisterAbebe Aregai
Imru Haile Selassie
Preceded byYilma Deressa
Succeeded byMikael 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.