Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi

Lieutenant General[1] Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi (Arabic: محمد علي المقدشي, born 1962) is a Yemeni military officer. He is the current Yemeni Minister of Defense and a military advisor to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. He was previously the chief of staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces.[2]

Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi
Minister of Defence of Yemen
Assumed office
7 November 2018
PresidentAbdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Prime MinisterMaeen Abdulmalik Saeed
Preceded byMahmoud al-Subaihi
Personal details
Born1962 (age 5758)
Dhamar Governorate, Yemen
Military service
Allegiance Yemen
Branch/service Yemen Army
Rank Lieutenant General
Battles/warsYemeni Civil War (1994)
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)

On 19 February 2020, a landmine explosion struck the motorcade of the Hadi Government Ministry of Defense in Marib leaving six bodyguards dead. Ali Al-Maqdashi survived the attack.[3]

References

  1. "Yemeni minister hails Saudi backing against Houthis". Arab News. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  2. By Nasser al-Sakkaf (2016-04-11). "Houthis accused of ignoring ceasefire in Yemen's Taiz". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. Landmine explosion targets Yemen's defense minister
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