Mohammed Nasser Ahmed
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 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.
Education
Ahmed was born on 1 January 1950 in
Career
Sergey Shoigu
in 2014Ahmed 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
Muhammad Salim Basindwah.[7]
Assassination attempts
Ahmed survived an
Sanaa on 9 May 2014.[10]
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Mohammed Nasser Ahmed at Wikimedia Commons
