Mohamed al-Atifi
Mohamed al-Atifi | |
---|---|
President | Mahdi al-Mashat |
Prime Minister | Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour |
Preceded by | Hussein Khairan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1969 (age 53–54) |
Nationality | major General |
Commands | Republican Guard |
Mohamed al-Atifi (
Arabic: محمد ناصر العاطفي, romanized: Muḥammad Nāṣir al-ʻĀṭifī) is the Defence Minister of the Houthi government since 28 November 2016.[1]
Early life and education
Mohamed al-Atifi was born in 1969 in Al-Ahnum, then in
Amran Governorate. He entered the Military College in Aden
in 1986 and graduated with the rank of lieutenant in 1988.
Military education
- War College Graduate Fellowship, 2010[2]
- Master in Military Sciences, The Command and Staff College, Sana'a, 2004[2]
- Brigade Commanders Course, Thulaya Military Institute, Aden, 2000[2]
- Battalions Commanders Course, Thulaya Military Institute, Aden,1996[2]
- Bachelor in Military Sciences, Military College, Aden,1990[2]
Main commands
- Yemeni Defense Minister, 2016-present[3]
- Chief of the Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces, 2013
- Commander of the 14th Armored Brigade, Marib, 2008–2013
- Commanders of the 122nd Infantry Brigade, Saada, 2006–2008
- Chief of Staff of the 135th Infantry Brigade, the Northwest Military Region, 2004
- Chief of Operations of the Air Defense Brigade, the Northwest Military Region, 2003-2004
References
- ^ "Saba Net - Yemen news agency". Sabanews.net. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- ^ a b c d e متابعات (28 July 2022). "من هو "محسن الداعري" وزير الدفاع اليمني الجديد؟ (سيرة ذاتية)" [Who is Mohsen Al-Daari, the new Yemeni Defense Minister? (biography)]. Almawqa post (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/toi-original/houthi-attacks-ending-us-led-dominance-yemen-minister-general-mohammed-al-atifi/videoshow/108028060.cms