Ambaye Wolde Mariam

Ambaye Wolde Mariam (15 October 1906 – 16 May 1954), also known as Dr. Ambaye, was an Ethiopian politician under Emperor Haile Selassie.

After the defeat of the fascists, he returned to Ethiopia. He participated in modernizing the judicial system of Ethiopia. He worked closely with Blatengeta Lorenzo Taezaz (his schoolmate and mentor from the days at the Catholic seminary, in Keren) in international judicial matters. He was a signatory for the establishment of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Holland. In 1946, he was assigned to present Ethiopia's claim to try fascist war criminals (Badoglio, Graziani etc..), to the UN War Crimes Commission.