Mohamed al-Atifi | |
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Minister of Defense of Yemen | |
Assumed office 28 November 2016 Disputed by Mohsen Mohammed Al-Daeri ( Presidential Leadership Council) | |
President | Mahdi al-Mashat |
Prime Minister | Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour |
Preceded by | Hussein Khairan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1969 (age 53–54) |
Nationality | Yemeni |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Yemen Houthi movement |
Branch/service | Yemeni Army |
Rank | 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]
Mohamed al-Atifi was born in 1969 in Al-Ahnum, then in Hajja Governorate but now in Amran Governorate. He received his basic and primary education in Hajja Governorate. He pursued his high education in Amran Governorate. He entered the Military College in Aden in 1986 and graduated with the rank of lieutenant in 1988.