Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi عبد ربه منصور هادي | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 2nd President of Yemen | |
| Assumed office 23 November 2011 Acting: 23 November 2011 – 27 February 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed Basindawa |
| Preceded by | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| In office 4 June 2011 – 23 September 2011 Acting | |
| Prime Minister | Ali Muhammad Mujawar |
| Preceded by | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| 2nd Vice President of Yemen | |
| In office 3 October 1994 – 27 February 2012 | |
| President | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| Preceded by | Ali Salim al-Beidh |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Hassan Abu Khanir |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 29 May 1994 – 3 October 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas |
| Preceded by | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas |
| Succeeded by | ??? |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1945 Abyan, Aden Protectorate (now Yemen) |
| Political party | General People's Congress |
Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (ⓘ AHB-dahl RAHB-mahn-SOOR-ahl-HAD-ee;[needs IPA] Template:Lang-ar Template:IPA-ar; born 1 September 1945) is a Yemeni major general and politician who has been the President of Yemen since 27 February 2012. He was previously the Vice President from 1994 to 2012.[1][2] Between 4 June and 23 September 2011, he was the acting President of Yemen while Ali Abdullah Saleh was undergoing medical treatment in Saudi Arabia following an attack on the presidential palace during the 2011 Yemeni uprising.[3] Then, on 23 November, Hadi became Acting President again, after Saleh moved into a non-active role pending the presidential election "in return for immunity from prosecution." Hadi was "expected to form a national unity government and also call for early presidential elections within 90 days" while Saleh continued to serve as President in name only.[4]
Career
Hadi was a career military officer with the rank of major general.[5] He became Vice President of Yemen after Ali Salim Al-Beidh resigned and lost the 1994 civil war. Hadi was appointed by President Ali Abdullah Saleh as Vice President on 3 October 1994. Before his appointment as Vice President, he served briefly as the minister of defense.
President of Yemen
Mandate
Hadi was the sole candidate in the presidential election that was held on 21 February 2012. His candidacy was backed by the ruling party as well as the parliamentary opposition. The Election Commission reported that 65 percent of registered voters in Yemen voted during the election. Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi took the oath of office in Yemen's parliament on 25 February 2012. [6] He was formally inaugurated as the president of Yemen on 27 February 2012, when Saleh resigned from the presidency and formally ceded power to Hadi.[7]
Political reform
In March 2013 the National Dialogue Conference was conceived as a core part of the transition process and is intended to bring together Yemen’s diverse political, social, geographic, and demographic groups to address the most critical issues plaguing the country.[8]
Military
In a move to unify the Military of Yemen which suffered from split since the Yemeni Revolution, Hadi began reforming the Military. He issued Presidential decree №104 of December 2012 reorganizing the Military into 5 main branches: Air Force, Army (Ground Force), Navy and Coastal Defence, Border Troops and Strategic Reserve Forces, which includes the Special Operation Command, the Missile Defence Command and the Presidential Protective Forces. The Strategic Reserve Forces replaces the Republican Guard.[9]
Security issues
From his early days at office, President Hadi advocated fighting Al-Qaida as an important goal. In a meeting with British Foreign Secretary, William Hague in his first days at office Hadi said "We intend to confront terrorism with full force and whatever the matter we will pursue it to the very last hiding place".[10]
Another security issue he is busy with is the Yemeni military, which suffers from a sharp division since Major General Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar defected in late March 2011 in the midst of protests demanding Saleh's ouster. The military services protests extended to the Republican Guard – based in the south of Sana'a – when dozens from the Fourth Brigade closed down southern entrances to the capital city and demanded the firing of the brigade's commander, Mohammad Al-Arar, and his general staff.[10]
In an interview in September 2012 to the Washington Post, Hadi warned that his country, still reeling from the popular uprising that ousted his predecessor Ali Abdullah Saleh, risks a descent into a civil war "worse than Afghanistan" should an upcoming months-long national dialogue fail to resolve the state's deep political and societal rifts. He also said that Yemen was facing "three undeclared wars" conducted by al Qaeda, pirates in the Gulf of Aden, and Houthi rebels in the north, and that Iran was supporting these adversaries indirectly without giving further details.[11]
References
- ^ The CIA World Factbook 2008. Skyhorse Publishing. 2007. p. 688. ISBN 978-1-60239-080-5.
- ^ "Yemen". World Leaders. Central Intelligence Agency. 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Al-Hadi acting President of Yemen". Al Jazeera. 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Yemeni President Saleh signs deal on ceding power". BBC News. 23 November 2011.
- ^ "Saleh's successor: low-profile warrior of consensus in Yemen". Al Arabiya. Sanaa. AFP. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Kasinof, Laura (25 February 2012). "Yemen's New President Sworn Into Office". New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "AFP: Yemen's Saleh formally steps down after 33 years". Google. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Yemen's National Dialogue Behind Closed Doors
- ^ [Yemeni president orders new structure of armed forces. BBC Monitoring International Reports, 21 December 2012]
- ^ a b "Yemen president vows to pursue Qaeda-linked militants", Reuters, 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Yemen's president warns of a civil war 'worse than Afghanistan'", FP, 29 September 2012
.svg) | ||
| North Yemen (1918–1990) |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Yemen (1967–1990) | |||||
| Republic of Yemen (1990–) | |||||
