Ali Abdullah Saleh
Hadi warns rivals as Yemen dialogue begins
Mar 18, 2013 12:35 EDT
President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi warned Yemenis Monday against the use of force to express political views, as he opened a national dialogue to pave the way for the drafting of a new constitution and the staging of elections.
Yemen's Hadi warns rivals at start of national talks
Mar 18, 2013 11:55 EDT
President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi warned Yemenis Monday against the use of force to express political views, as he opened a national dialogue to pave the way for the drafting of a new constitution and the staging of elections.
Yemenis launch historic national talks
Mar 18, 2013 04:46 EDT
Yemen, the only country where an Arab Spring revolt led to a negotiated settlement, launched Monday a UN-backed national dialogue aimed at paving the way towards a new constitution and elections.
Yemenis launch tough talks on national reconciliation
Mar 18, 2013 01:04 EDT
Yemen, the only country where an Arab Spring revolt led to a negotiated settlement, on Monday launches a UN-backed national dialogue aimed at drawing the state's divisive players towards a reconciliation.
Thousands rally in south Yemen against dialogue
Mar 17, 2013 14:46 EDT
Thousands of supporters of hardline southern Yemen separatists rallied Sunday evening to protest at a national dialogue starting on Monday, demanding that their region be seceeded from the north.
South Yemen radicals stage strike in Aden, call protests
Mar 17, 2013 12:41 EDT
Hardline southern separatists staged a general strike in the port city of Aden on Sunday and called for protests later in the day against a national dialogue that they are boycotting, activists said.
South Yemen leaders vow to continue talks
Mar 10, 2013 04:44 EDT
South Yemen leaders vowed at a meeting in Dubai to continue talks on participating in a national dialogue this month to end the country's political crisis, as a separatist faction withdrew from the meeting.
UN envoy meets southern Yemen leaders before dialogue
Mar 09, 2013 10:06 EST
UN envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar met on Saturday those leaders from the separatist Southern Movement who aim to join in a national dialogue this month to end the country's political crisis, participants said.
UN envoy to meet south Yemen leaders before dialogue
Mar 08, 2013 14:01 EST
UN envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar will meet leaders from the Southern Movement, a separatist group, ahead of a national dialogue that some of them aim to boycott, an aide said said in Dubai on Friday.
Yemen's Hadi urges vigilance for national dialogue
Mar 07, 2013 12:45 EST
President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi Thursday urged Yemen's army and security forces brass to be vigilant in case enemies of the state try to undermine a national dialogue set to begin later this month.
Yemen president rejects bid to broker Qaeda truce
Mar 05, 2013 05:51 EST
Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi has rejected efforts by clerics and tribal chiefs to broker a truce with Al-Qaeda, insisting that the militants must lay down their arms, an official said Tuesday.
One dead in south Yemen clashes: hospital
Mar 02, 2013 10:10 EST
A Yemeni was shot dead and four others wounded on Saturday during clashes between the security forces and armed separatists in the southern city of Aden, a hospital official said.
Yemen ex-leader points finger at Iran over separatism
Feb 27, 2013 09:32 EST
Former president Ali Abdullah Saleh affirmed his support on Wednesday for Yemen's unity in the face of calls by southerners for secession, which he said are backed by Iran.
Yemen court freezes assets of 2 Saleh-era officials
Feb 26, 2013 13:01 EST
A Yemen court Tuesday ordered the freezing of the assets of two top security officials who served under ousted strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh for refusing to testify in the case of a deadly Sanaa suicide bombing, a judicial source said.
Civilian shot dead as Yemeni forces patrol Aden
Feb 26, 2013 12:37 EST
Gunmen fired at southern separatists in Aden and accidentally killed a civilian on Tuesday, as Yemen's army and police patrolled the city's main streets, witnesses and activists said.
Yemen president urges dialogue as protests mar south trip
Feb 25, 2013 12:04 EST
President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi said Monday that dialogue was the only way to solve Yemen's problems, as violence marred the third day of his visit to the south where security forces clashed with activists.
Yemen president in surprise Aden trip as clashes rage
Feb 24, 2013 10:33 EST
President Abrabuh Mansur Hadi toured on Sunday several southern Yemeni cities in a surprise visit, state media said, as police clashed with southern separatists amid calls for civil disobedience.
Yemen troops shoot dead separatist in Aden clashes
Feb 23, 2013 03:54 EST
Yemeni troops shot dead a southern separatist in clashes that erupted when activists blocked roads during a protest in the main port city of Aden, medics and activists said.
Yemen police kill separatists on anniversary of Saleh ouster
Feb 21, 2013 12:17 EST
Yemeni police said they shot dead three people who were heading to a rally for southern independence on Thursday, as the deeply divided country marked a year since the ouster of strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Yemen police 'kill four' at Aden rally
Feb 21, 2013 10:59 EST
Yemeni police shot dead four people in Aden on Thursday in clashes with protesters calling for southern independence on the first anniversary of the ouster of autocratic leader Ali Abdullah Saleh, their movement said.
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| Ali Abdullah Saleh علي عبد الله صالح | |
 President Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2004. | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 22 May 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas Muhammad Said al-Attar Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani Faraj Said Bin Ghanem Abdul Karim al-Iryani Abdul Qadir Bajamal Ali Mohammed Mujur |
| Preceded by | Post created |
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| In office 18 July 1978 – 22 May 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani Abdul Karim al-Iryani Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani |
| Preceded by | Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
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| Born | 21 March 1942 |
| Nationality | Yemeni |
| Political party | GPC |
| Religion | Shi'a Islam |
