SANAA // Yemeni president Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi yesterday named the eldest son of ousted dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh as the country's ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, state television reported.
With the decision, Republican Guard commander Ahmed Abdullah Saleh is to leave the army and a rival of his, General Ali Mohsen Al Ahmar, becomes adviser to the president for military and security affairs.
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Siblings: five brothers and one sister
Education: Bachelors in Political Science at the University of Minnesota
Interests: Swimming, tennis and the gym
Favourite place: UAE
Favourite packet food on the trip: pasta primavera
What he did to pass the time during the trip: listen to audio books
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Favourite Emirati dish: Fish machboos
Favourite spice: Cumin
Family: mother, three sisters, three brothers and a two-year-old daughter
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