Abdullah Al-Nakha'ai

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Abdullah Salem al-Nakha'ai
Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Army
In office
7 November 2018 – 28 February 2020
PresidentAbdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Vice PresidentAli Mohsen Saleh
Preceded byTaher al-Aqili
Succeeded bySagheer Hamoud Aziz
Personal details
Born1962
Abyan governorate
NationalityYemeni
Military service
Allegiance Yemen
Branch/serviceYemen Army
RankMajor general

Abdullah Salem Ali al-Nakha'ai (born 1962) is a Yemeni military officer. On 7 November 2018, he was appointed by Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi as chief of the Yemeni Army and promoted to the rank of major general.[1] Previously, he was commander of the Yemeni Navy and Coastal Defence Forces (2012-2018).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "قرار جمهوري بتعيين الفريق المقدشي وزيراً للدفاع و اللواء عبدالله النخعي رئيساً لهيئة الأركان". وكالة الانباء اليمنية Saba Net :: سبأ نت. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "أخبار محلية - من هو رئيس هيئة الاركان العامة الفريق الركن "عبدالله النخعي"". www.alwattan.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 September 2022.