Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi
Lieutenant General[1] Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi (Arabic: محمد علي المقدشي, born 1962) is a Yemeni military officer. He is the current Yemeni Minister of Defense and a military advisor to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. He was previously the chief of staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces.[2]
Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence of Yemen | |
| Assumed office 7 November 2018 | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Prime Minister | Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud al-Subaihi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 59–60) Dhamar Governorate, Yemen |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Yemen |
| Branch/service |  Yemen Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Yemeni Civil War (1994) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) |
On 19 February 2020, a landmine explosion struck the motorcade of the Hadi Government Ministry of Defense in Marib leaving six bodyguards dead. Ali Al-Maqdashi survived the attack.[3]
References
- "Yemeni minister hails Saudi backing against Houthis". Arab News. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- Nasser al-Sakkaf (2016-04-11). "Houthis accused of ignoring ceasefire in Yemen's Taiz". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- Landmine explosion targets Yemen's defense minister
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