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Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi ( ar, محمد علي المقدشي, born 1962) is a

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i military officer. On 28 July 2022 he appointed by Rashad Al-Alaimi as an advisor to the Yemen's

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for military and security affairs. He was previously Yemeni Minister of Defense, and a military advisor to former President

Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi ( ar, عبدربه منصور هادي, translit=ʿAbd Rabbih Manṣūr Hādī Yemeni pronunciation: ; born 1 September 1945) is a Yemeni politician and former field marshal of the Yemeni Armed Forces who served as the pres ...

. He also served as chief of staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces. On 19 February 2020, a landmine explosion struck the motorcade of the Hadi Government Ministry of Defense in Marib leaving six bodyguards dead. Ali Al-Maqdashi survived the attack.Landmine explosion targets Yemen's defense minister
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Living people Defence ministers of Yemen Yemeni politicians Yemeni generals 1962 births People from Dhamar Governorate Yemeni military personnel of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Ministry of Defense (Yemen) Chiefs of the General Staff (Yemen) Yemeni Military Academy alumni {{Yemen-politician-stub