MIDROC

Mohammed International Development Research and Organization Companies
Native name
ሚድሮክ
Company typePrivate
IndustryOil company
Founded1994 (1994)
FounderSheikh Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi
HeadquartersAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
Area served
Africa
Europe
Middle East
Key people
  • Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi (Chairman)
  • Akalewold Admassu (Deputy CEO)
  • Kassahun Hailemariam (Deputy CEO)
BrandsGranitor (in Europe)
Revenue1.3 bn birr (2011)
ParentCorral Petroleum Holdings
Websitewww.midrocinvestmentgroup.com/about-us/

Mohammed International Development Research and Organization Companies (MIDROC) is an Ethiopian mining and oil company owned by Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi. It has operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Through its Corral Petroleum Holdings AB, MIDROC has become a major independent oil company.

The company has perpetrated extreme human rights violations at Lega Dembi gold mine in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia by improper disposal of hazardous waste including mercury, arsenic, and cyanide.

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