Originally from Ethiopia, Al Amoudi was raised in Saudi Arabia, and made his fortune in construction and real estate before branching out to buy oil refineries in Sweden and Morocco. In 2007, Arabian ...

Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi, 71, moved from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia when he was 19, and began amassing his fortune from government-contracts in real estate and construction, according to Bloomberg.

Several other businessmen were reportedly freed in recent weeks, including Saudi-Ethiopian tycoon Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi. It was not clear if he agreed a settlement. It is unclear where those ...