Humanitarian and National hero award winner

Nebiyou Timoteos and his family are globally recognized as humanitarians for their heroic deeds during the Yemen war in 2015. As a seven-year-old child, Nebiyou experienced a multitude of traumatic events, such as losing family and friends right in front of his eyes, witnessing the destruction of his house and car, and the disruption of his school. As the war continued to intensify, every embassy in Yemen closed and evacuated, except for the Ethiopian embassy. The Ethiopian government sent planes to evacuate the Ethiopian embassy, but Nebiyou's father, who was one of embassy leaders at the time discussed with the team and decided that he couldn't morally close down the embassy. He was well aware that if he closed the last remaining open embassy, innocent people in Yemen would have no way out.

Nebiyou's family, alongside the embassy staff, stayed in the war zone for a couple of months during the chaotic bombings. They worked tirelessly to evacuate more then 6,000 innocent lives out of the country, ensuring that they helped everyone they could. Eventually, they safely shut down the embassy and, with GOD'S grace, executed the evacuation safely. For their selfless, brave, and heroic actions, they were awarded the National Hero Award and humanitarian award in 2015 by the government of Ethiopia.