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.
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 | 1 January 1950 Na`ab, Mudiyah District, Abyan Governorate, Aden Protectorate |
| Political party | General People's Congress |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Yemen |
| Rank | Major General |
Education
editAhmed 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
editAhmed 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]
Assassination attempts
editAhmed 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
edit- ^ من هو محمد ناصر أحمد وزيرالدفاع اليمني. jnobia.com (in Arabic). 15 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Biography of Ministers". National Information Center. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ a b Faisal Darem (8 December 2011). "Yemen forms national reconciliation government". Al Shorfa. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Tasks and hindrances to Yemeni reconciliation government". Yemen Fox. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ a b Ahmed Al Hajj; Maggie Michael (21 May 2012). "96 Yemeni soldiers killed in suicide bombing". Sanaa. Associated Press. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Yemeni president orders cabinet reshuffle". People's Daily. 12 February 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "December 2011". Rulers. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Ahmed Al Haj (27 September 2011). "Mohammed Nasser Ahmed, Yemen Defense Minister, Escapes Second Assassination Attempt". HuffPost. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Yemen defense minister Mohammed Nasser Ahmed escapes assassination attempt in Sanaa". CBS News. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Gunmen target convoy near British Embassy in Yemen". Al Arabiya. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
External links
editMedia related to Mohammed Nasser Ahmed at Wikimedia Commons