TPLF Crime Family, (One family ruling party)
The Meles crime family
01 Meles Zenawi
Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) chairman, TPLF Politburo chairman, Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) chairman, and Prime Minister.
02 Azeb Mesfin
(Meles Zenawi's wife)
former head of Mega Enterprises, currently a member of parliament and chairperson of the Social Affairs Committee.
03 Sebhat Nega
TPLF Politburo member, Meles Zenawi's personal advisor, behind the scene controls the Endowment Fund For Rehabilitation of Tigray (EFFORT), an NGO in name, but a TPLF business conglomerate in realty, controlling some of the largest industries in the country
04 Kidusan Nega
(Sebhat Nega's sister)
Mekele Mayor and TPLF Central Committee member.
05 Tsegay Berhe
(Kidusan Nega's husband)
Tigray Killil president and TPLF Politburo member
06 Aberash Nega (Sebhat Nega's sister)
Ran for Addis Ababa City Council in May election (with her two cousins) but not elected.
07 Arkebe Okubay
(whose sister is the wife of TPLF Central Committee member Adis Alem Balema)
a member of the TPLF Politburo, an advisor to Meles Zenawi, and former Mayor of Addis Ababa
08 Berhane Gebre Kristos
(brother of Arkebe Okubay's wife Nigist Gebre Kristos)
TPLF Central Committee member, former Ambassador to the USA and current Ambassador to Brussels, Belgium.
09 Tirufat Kidane Mariam (Abay Woldu's wife)
Meles Zenawi's justice and security chief, and TPLF Central Committee member.
10 Abay Woldu
(Turufat Kidane Mariam's husband)
a TPLF Politburo member
11 Mulugeta Alemseged
Meles Zenawi's nearest family member, Meles Zenawi's security chief and personal body guard
12 General Berhane Negas
Meles Zenawi's palace security chief and the Godfather of Meles Zenawi's daughter
by Tolossa GK