Prince Paul Wossen-Seged Makonnen Haile Selassie, Duke of Harar (21 August 1947 – 10 November 2021) was a member of the Ethiopian imperial family. He succeeded his father as the Duke of Harar when he was nine years old. He was imprisoned by the Derg during the Ethiopian Revolution.
Early life and family Prince Paul was born on 12 August 1947 in Addis Ababa to Prince Makonnen, Duke of Harar and Sara Gizaw. He was a grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I and Empress Menen Asfaw of Ethiopia.
Following the death of his father in 1957, he succeeded to the dukedom of Harar.
Prince Paul attended Millfield School in England, Gordonstoun School in Scotland, and the Leysin American School in Switzerland.
Imprisonment During the Ethiopian Revolution in 1974, he and other members of the Ethiopian imperial family were imprisoned by the Derg. He was released in 1989.
Later life and death Following his release, Prince Paul emigrated to the United States, living in Nevada. He married Connie Jo Quave, an American paralegal from California, on 19 March 1995.
He died on 10 November 2021.
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