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Brigadier General Ahmed Saleh | |
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أحمد علي عبد الله صالح | |
Ambassador of Yemen to the United Arab Emirates | |
In office 19 May 2013 –29 March 2015 | |
President | Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi |
Preceded by | Abdullah al-Dafa'i |
Succeeded by | Fahd Saeed Al-Menhali |
Personal details | |
Born | Sanaa,Yemen Arab Republic | July 25,1972
Relations | Ali Abdullah Saleh (father) Mohammed Abdullah Saleh (uncle) Yahya Saleh (cousin) Tareq Saleh (cousin) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1999–2012;2014–present |
Rank | ![]() |
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Battles/wars | Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) |
Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh al-Ahmar (Arabic :أحمدعليعبداللهصالحالأحمر;born July 25,1972) is the eldest son of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh,and was a commander of approximately 80,000 troops of the Republican Guard unit of the Yemeni Army. [1]
On April 14,2015,the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control added Saleh to the list of Specially Designated Nationals,barring US citizens and businesses from interacting with Saleh or his assets. [2]
Ahmed's mother died when he was a young boy. [3] Before his father's resignation,Ahmed was widely seen as was being groomed to eventually replace him. [4]
In 2008,businesspeople with close ties to Ahmed Saleh,reportedly used World Bank resources to found Shibam Holding Company,a government-backed property developer. This new firm took control of a great deal of government land and,later,of the General Investment Authority (GIA). [5]
On December 15,2012,amid tensions between Republican Guard units and President Hadi,Brig. Gen. Ahmed Saleh refused to relinquish control of long-range missiles to the Defense Ministry,stoking fears of further clashing. [6] On December 19,President Hadi responded by issuing decrees announcing a restructuring of the military into four main branches including the land forces,the navy,the air force,and the border forces,effectively dissolving the Republican Guard and rendering Ahmed Saleh's position unnecessary. [7] This was widely seen as an effort on President Hadi's part to weaken the influence of Yemen's political and military elite. [8]
Though no longer in command of the Republican Guard,Ahmed Saleh apparently remains a part of the military,but in what capacity it is unclear. As recently as February 3,2013,National Yemen newspaper reported him as having met with both President Hadi and the remaining leadership of the Republican Guard. [9]
Saleh was sworn in as Yemen's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi on 19 May 2013. The ceremony was also attended by UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi,and the Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic,Dr. Ali Mansour bin Svaa. al-Nahyan emphasized the importance of Saleh's appointment as part of efforts to maintain close relations between the two countries. [10]
President Hadi had announced Ahmed's dismissal on 29 March 2015,following the outbreak of the Yemeni Civil War. Ahmed Saleh and his father were initially allied with the Houthis,which are fighting against forces loyal to Hadi. [11] The UAE terminated Saleh's ambassadorship on 7 April 2015 and revoked his diplomatic immunity. He was reported to have been placed under house arrest in his residence in Abu Dhabi. After his father was killed by the Houthis in 2017,Ahmed Saleh declared his animosity against the Houthis. [12]
As of May 2018,Saleh was living in his residence in Abu Dhabi and was reported to have intensified efforts to garner support from former senior members of the General People's Congress against the Houthis. [13]
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