Ras Makonnen

Ras Makonnen (May 8, 1852 - March 21, 1906) was a General and the governor of Harar in Ethiopia, and the father to Tafari Makonnen, later known as the Emperor Haile Selassie. He was a Shoa Amharan noble, and was married to an Oromo, Yashimabet Ali. He was given the governorship of Harar after it was conquered by the Emperor Menelik II. In 1902, he attended the coronation of King Edward VII in England. He received the following decorations: Badge & Star of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (Knight Commander), Star of the Russian Order of St. Anne, Star of the French Legion d'Honneur (Third Republic), Star of the Order of the Crown of Italy, Star of the Ottoman Order of Osmania.