Yahya Mohamed Abdullah Saleh

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Yahya Mohamed Abdullah Saleh
Native name
يحيى محمد عبد الله صالح
Born (1965-12-17) December 17, 1965 (age 59)
Sanaa, Yemen Arab Republic
AllegianceFlag of Yemen.svg Yemen
Years of service2001 - 21 May 2012
Rank Brigadier general
CommandsFlag of the Yemeni Central Security Organization.svg Central Security Organization
Battles / wars Houthi insurgency in Yemen
Yemeni revolution
Relations Ali Abdullah Saleh (uncle)
Ahmed Saleh (cousin)
Tareq Saleh (brother)
Mohammed Abdullah Saleh (father)
Website www.yahya.saleh.name

Yahya Mohamed Abdullah Saleh is the nephew of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, and was a chair staff of the approx. 50,000 strong Central Security Organization from 2001 [1] to 21 May 2012. [2] His father is Major General Mohammed Abdullah Saleh. [3] Saleh was replaced with Major General Fadhel Bin Yahiya al-Qusi.[ citation needed ]

Following his dismissal Yahya sent a letter to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, expressing his support for Hadi. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Yemen's Military-Security Reform: Seeds of New Conflict?" (PDF). Middle East Report (139). International Crisis Group. 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "'Al-Qaeda attack' on Yemen army parade causes carnage". BBC News. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Hill, Ginny (2017). Yemen Endures: Civil War, Saudi Adventurism and the Future of Arabia. ISBN   978-0-19-084236-9.
  4. ↑ Fakhri Al-Arashi (22 December 2012). "Yahya Saleh: Idolizes Che Guevara, Despises Yemeni Revolutionaries". National Yemen. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.


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