Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi عبدربه منصور هادي |
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President of Yemen | |
Assumed office 27 February 2012 |
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Prime Minister |
Ali Muhammad Mujawar Mohammed Basindawa Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa (Acting) Khaled Bahah Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr |
Vice President |
Khaled Bahah Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar |
Preceded by | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
In office 4 June 2011 – 23 September 2011 Acting |
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Prime Minister | Ali Muhammad Mujawar |
Preceded by | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
Succeeded by | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
Vice President of Yemen | |
In office 3 October 1994 – 27 February 2012 |
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President | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
Prime Minister |
Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani Faraj Said Bin Ghanem Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani Abdul Qadir Bajamal Ali Muhammad Mujawar Mohammed Basindawa |
Preceded by | Ali Salem al Beidh |
Succeeded by | Khaled Bahah |
Personal details | |
Born |
Abyan, Aden Protectorate |
1 September 1945
Political party | General People's Congress |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Military service | |
Years of service | 1964–1994 2012-present |
Rank | Field Marshal |
Battles/wars |
Yemeni Civil War (1994) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) |
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi (‘Abdrabbuh Manṣūr Hādī; Arabic: عبدربه منصور هادي Yemeni pronunciation: [ˈʕæbedˈrɑb.bu mænˈsˤuːr ˈhæːdi]; born 1 September 1945) is a Yemeni politician and Republic of Yemen Armed Forces field marshal. He has been the President of Yemen since 27 February 2012, and was Vice President from 1994 to 2012.
Between 4 June and 23 September 2011, Hadi 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. On 23 November, he 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. Mansour Hadi was chosen as a president for a two-year transitional period on February 21, 2012, in an election in which he was the only candidate. In January 2014 his mandate was extended for another year. However, he remained in power after the expiration of his mandate.
On 22 January 2015, Hadi resigned. Consequently, the Houthis seized the presidential palace and placed him under virtual house arrest. A month later, he escaped to his hometown of Aden, rescinded his resignation, and denounced the Houthi takeover as an unconstitutional coup d'état. The Houthis named a Revolutionary Committee to assume the powers of the presidency, as well as the General People's Congress, Hadi's own political party. On 25 March 2015, Hadi reportedly fled Yemen in a boat as Houthi forces advanced on Aden. He arrived in Riyadh the next day, as Saudi Arabia began a bombing campaign in support of his government. In September 2015, he returned to Aden as Saudi-backed government forces recaptured the city.