Mohammed Nasser Ahmed | |
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Minister of Defence of Yemen | |
In office 14 February 2006 – 9 November 2014 | |
President | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Abdullah Ali Alewa |
Succeeded by | Mahmoud al-Subaihi |
Personal details | |
Born | Na`ab, Mudiyah District, Abyan Governorate, Aden Protectorate | 1 January 1950
Political party | General People's Congress |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Yemen |
Rank | Major General |
Mohammed Nasser Ahmed ( Arabic: محمد ناصر أحمد; born 1950) is a Yemeni major general, who was the defense minister of Yemen between 2006 and 2014.
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]
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 President Ali Abdullah Saleh in February 2006. [2] [5] He succeeded Abdullah Ali Alewa in the post. [6]
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]
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]
Mohammed Nasser Ahmed | |
---|---|
Minister of Defence of Yemen | |
In office 14 February 2006 – 9 November 2014 | |
President | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Abdullah Ali Alewa |
Succeeded by | Mahmoud al-Subaihi |
Personal details | |
Born | Na`ab, Mudiyah District, Abyan Governorate, Aden Protectorate | 1 January 1950
Political party | General People's Congress |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Yemen |
Rank | Major General |
Mohammed Nasser Ahmed ( Arabic: محمد ناصر أحمد; born 1950) is a Yemeni major general, who was the defense minister of Yemen between 2006 and 2014.
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]
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 President Ali Abdullah Saleh in February 2006. [2] [5] He succeeded Abdullah Ali Alewa in the post. [6]
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]
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]