Mohammed Nasser Ahmed

Mohammed Nasser Ahmed Ali Al-Husseini (Arabic: محمد ناصر أحمد علي الحسني) is a Yemeni major general, who was the defense minister of Yemen.

For other people with the same name, see Muhammad Nasser (disambiguation).

Mohammed Nasser Ahmed
Minister of Defence of Yemen
In office
14 February 2006 – 9 November 2014
PresidentAli Abdullah Saleh
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Prime MinisterAli Muhammad Mujawar
Mohammed Basindawa
Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa (Acting)
Preceded byAbdullah Ali Elewa
Succeeded byMahmoud al-Subaihi
Personal details
Born (1950-01-01) 1 January 1950
Na`ab, Mudiyah District, Abyan Governorate, Aden Protectorate
Political partyGeneral People's Congress
Military service
RankMajor General

Education

Ahmed was born on 1 January 1950 in Na`ab, Mudiyah District, Abyan Governorate.[1] He holds a master's degree in military science.[2]

Career

Ahmed served in various capacities in Yemeni army and ministry of defense until 1994.[2] That year he became director of logistics and supply.[2] He later joined the Congress Party.[3][4] He was appointed defense minister by former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in February 2006.[2][5] He succeeded Abdullah Ali Elewa in the post.[6]

However, later Ahmed began to cooperate with future President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.[5] Ahmed retained his post in the government formed on 7 December 2012 after Saleh was removed from office.[3] The so-called national reconciliation government was headed by prime minister Muhammad Salim Basindwah.[7]

Assassination attempts

Ahmed survived an assassination attempt on 27 September 2011 in Aden.[8] He escaped another assassination attempt unhurt in Sanaa on 11 September 2012.[9] However, the attack killed at least 13 people.[9] He escaped an ambush by al-Qaeda gunmen southeast of Sanaa on 9 May 2014.[10]

References
  1. من هو محمد ناصر أحمد وزيرالدفاع اليمني. jnobia.com (in Arabic). 15 May 2014.
  2. "Biography of Ministers". National Information Center. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. Darem, Faisal (8 December 2011). "Yemen forms national reconciliation government". Al Shorfa. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. "Tasks and hindrances to Yemeni reconciliation government". Yemen Fox. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. Ahmed Al Hajj; Maggie Michael (21 May 2012). "96 Yemeni soldiers killed in suicide bombing". Sanaa. Associated Press. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  6. "Yemeni president orders cabinet reshuffle". People's Daily. 12 February 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  7. "December 2011". Rulers. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  8. Al Haj, Ahmed (27 September 2011). "Mohammed Nasser Ahmed, Yemen Defense Minister, Escapes Second Assassination Attempt". HuffPost. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  9. "Yemen defense minister Mohammed Nasser Ahmed escapes assassination attempt in Sanaa". CBS News. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  10. "Gunmen target convoy near British Embassy in Yemen". Al Arabiya. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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