Nasser Mansour Hadi
Nasser Mansour Hadi is a Yemeni security and military commander who previously served as deputy of the Political Security Organization in the governorates of Aden Governorate, Lahij, and Abyan. He is the brother of former Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
Early life and education
Nasser Mansour Hadi was born in the village of Azan, Al Wade'a district, Abyan Governorate.He received his primary and secondary education at Al-Khudira School and Teachers' House in the city of Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan Governorate, and then moved to the Soviet Union to study military science.
Military career
After returning from the Soviet Union in 1970, Hadi joined the ministry of interior in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen before the unification of Yemen. He rose through the ranks after the unification of Yemen, and served as commander of the Special Forces in Aden Governorate, member of the Security Committee for Aden Governorate, and Deputy Director of the Political Security Organization for Aden, Lahij, and Abyan Governorates.On 9 May 2024, he was promoted by Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, to the rank of lieutenant general and awarded the 26 September Medal, First Class, at the presidential palace in the interim capital, Aden.
Wars and battles
In 1986 Hadi fought in the South Yemeni crisis alongside President Ali Nasir Muhammad and the war ended with the displacement of President Ali Nasser and his faction, including Hadi, to the Yemen Arab Republic.In 1994 Hadi fought in the Yemeni Civil War alongside supporters of Yemeni unification led by President Ali Abdullah Saleh against secessionists led by Vice President Ali Salem al-Beidh, and the war ended with the victory of Ali Abdullah Saleh, and he was then appointed commander of the special forces in Aden Governorate.