It is also home to Kombolcha Steel products, a metalworking factory that is part of MIDROC, a conglomerate owned by businessman Sheikh Mohammed Al Amoudi.
He was born in Kombolcha, Debub Wollo Zone; his father was Haji Hamza Maeruf and his mother Rahma Omer.
Yanet Seyoum Gebremedhin (born 9 July 1994 in Kombolcha, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian swimmer.