Ahmed Saleh

Brigadier General
Ahmed Saleh
أحمد علي عبد الله صالح
Ambassador of Yemen to the United Arab Emirates
In office
19 May 2013 – 29 March 2015
PresidentAbdrabbuh Mansour Hadi
Preceded byAbdullah al-Dafa'i
Succeeded byFahd Saeed Al-Menhali
Personal details
Born (1972-07-25) July 25, 1972 (age 52)
Sanaa, Yemen Arab Republic
RelationsAli Abdullah Saleh (father)
Mohammed Abdullah Saleh (uncle)
Yahya Saleh (cousin)
Tareq Saleh (cousin)
Military service
Allegiance Yemen
Branch/service Yemeni Land Forces
Years of service1999–2012; 2014–present
Rank Brigadier General
Unit Republican Guard (2004–2012)
Special Security Forces (1999–2012)
Battles/warsYemeni Civil War (2014–present)

Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh al-Ahmar (Arabic: أحمد علي عبد الله صالح الأحمر; 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]

  1. ^ Almasmari, Hakim. "Saleh cronies sacked in Yemen". The National. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Financial Sanctions: Yemen Designations". US Department of the Treasury. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.

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