Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi

Field Marshal
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
عبدربه منصور هادي
Hadi in 2013
2nd President of Yemen
In office
27 February 2012 – 7 April 2022
Disputed from 6 February 2015
Prime Minister
Vice President
Preceded byAli Abdullah Saleh
Succeeded byRashad al-Alimi (as Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council)
Chairman of the General People's Congress
In office
21 October 2015[1] – 7 April 2022
Disputed with Ahmed Saleh and Sadeq Amin Abu Rass[2]
Preceded byAli Abdullah Saleh
Succeeded byVacant
Vice President of Yemen
In office
3 October 1994 – 27 February 2012
PresidentAli Abdullah Saleh
Prime Minister
Preceded byAli Salem al Beidh
Succeeded byKhaled Bahah
Defense Minister of Yemen
In office
30 May 1994 – 3 October 1994
PresidentAli Abdullah Saleh
Prime MinisterMuhammad Said al-Attar
Preceded byHaitham Qasem Taher
Succeeded byAbdel Malik al-Sayani
Personal details
Born (1945-09-01) 1 September 1945 (age 79)
Thukain, Al Wade'a District, Abyan, Aden Protectorate
NationalityYemeni
Political partyGeneral People's Congress
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service Yemeni Land Forces
Years of service1964–2022
RankField marshal
Battles/wars

Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (Arabic: عبدربه منصور هادي, romanized: ʿAbd Rabbih Manṣūr Hādī, Yemeni pronunciation: [ˈʕæb.də ˈrɑb.bu mɑnˈsˤuːr ˈhæːdi];[3][4] born 1 September 1945) is a Yemeni politician and former field marshal of the Yemeni Armed Forces who served as the president of Yemen from 2012 until 2022, when he stepped down and transferred executive authority to the Presidential Leadership Council, with Rashad al-Alimi as its chairman.[5] He was the vice president to Ali Abdullah Saleh 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.[6] 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.[7] Mansour Hadi was chosen as a president for a two-year transitional period on 21 February by Yemen's political factions, in an election where he was the sole consensus candidate, although the election was boycotted by Houthis in the north and Southern Secessionists in the south of the country. Hadi's mandate was extended for another year in January 2014.[8] According to pro-Houthi media outlet SABA, Hadi remained in power after the expiration of his mandate.[9]

On 22 January 2015, he was forced to resign by the Houthis in the midst of mass protest against his decision to raise the fuel subsidies and due to dissatisfaction with the outcome of the 2011 Revolution. Subsequently, the Houthis and the supporters of Saleh seized the presidential palace and placed Hadi under house arrest. The Houthis named a Revolutionary Committee to assume the powers of the presidency, as well as unify with the General People's Congress, Hadi's own political party.[10][11][12] A month later, Hadi escaped to his hometown of Aden, rescinded his resignation, and denounced the Houthi takeover. He arrived in Riyadh the next day, as a coalition of countries led by Saudi Arabia intervened in support of his government.[13] He returned to Aden in September 2015, as Saudi-backed government forces recaptured the city.[14] In late 2017, he was reportedly residing in Riyadh under house arrest.[15]

In 2022, Hadi transferred his powers to a newly formed Presidential Leadership Council led by Rashad al-Alimi which would seek a political solution to Yemen's civil war.[5] This came amid a broader push for peace with Saudi Arabia.[16] Multiple sources in the Saudi and Yemeni governments alleged that he had been forced to cede power by the Saudis.[17][18][19]

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  2. ^ Tawfeek al-Ganad (20 September 2022). "Weak and Divided, the General People's Congress Turns 40". Sana'a Center For Strategic Studies. Sanaa. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. ^ "فخامة الرئيس عبدربه منصور هادي رئيس الجمهورية القائد الأعلى للقوات المسلحة، يترأس اجتماعاً استثنائياً لقيادات الدولة، ضم نائبه الفريق الركن علي محسن صالح، ورئيس مجلس النواب سلطان البركاني ورئيس الوزراء الدكتور معين عبدالملك، ورئيس مجلس الشورى الدكتور احمد عبيد بن دغر". Yemen TV on Facebook. 26 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. ^ "لقاء الرئيس هادي برئيس مجلس الرئاسة وعدد من نوابه". Yemen TV on Youtube. 7 April 2022. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b Ghobari, Mohamed (7 April 2022). "Yemen president sacks deputy, delegates presidential powers to council". Reuters. Aden. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022. With this declaration a Presidential Leadership Council shall be established to complete the implementation of the tasks of the transitional period. I irreversibly delegate to the Presidential Leadership Council my full powers in accordance with the constitution and the Gulf Initiative and its executive mechanism.
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  7. ^ "Yemeni President Saleh signs deal on ceding power". BBC News. 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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  9. ^ "Saba Net – Yemen news agency". www.sabanews.net. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Yemen: Ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh killed". Al Jazeera. 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Death of a leader: Where next for Yemen's GPC after murder of Saleh?". Middle East Eye. 23 January 2018.
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  13. ^ "Saudi Arabia: Yemen's President Hadi Arrives in Saudi Capital Riyadh". Huffington Post. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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