Mohammed Nasser Ahmed
Yemeni major general (born 1950)
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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.
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Mohammed Nasser Ahmed | |
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Ahmed (left) with Sergey Shoigu in 2014 | |
| 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 |
| Party | General People's Congress |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Yemen |
| Rank | Major General |
Education
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]
Career
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 national reconciliation government was headed by prime minister Muhammad Salim Basindwah.[7]
Assassination attempts
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]
