Ali Abdullah Saleh Family in Yemen Govt and Business

Filed under: Presidency, Yemen — by Jane Novak at 10:05 pm on Saturday, April 8, 2006

This is a rough sketch, duplications and all, here for storage purposes only.

Ahmed Ali ABDullah Saleh Special Forces and Republican Guards Commander Eldest Son
Al-Haj Company For Heavy Equipments and Cars

Ahmed Al-Kohlani Governor of Aden and member of parliament Father in law to his 18 year old last bride Alraida Group for Engineering.

Ali Abdullah Saleh President, Field Marshal, Chief of Staff, Head of Judiciary System, Chairman of GCP, First Scout A messenger from God Partner of Twfick Abul-Raheem The Sole Distributor of Gas and Petroleum Products

Ali Mohsen Al-Hamar # 1 The Army, Commander of First Artillery Corp and Military Commander Northern and Western regions Half brother according all sources Hawan For Petroleum Services and Alraida Group for Engineering.

Faris Al-Sanabani Owner Yemen Observer, Media Secretary for Saleh, Group Four Company for Army Uniforms

Khalid Alarhabi Deputy Chief of The Presidential Palaces Son in-law Yemen Space Company

Mohamed Saleh Al-Hamar Air Force Commander Half Brother Alhashidi Petroleum Company

Yahya Mohamed Abdullah Saleh Commander Of Security Central Forces Nephew Almass Company For Petroleum Services and Ha Wi Cable Chinese Company

Ali Mohsen Al-Hamar # 1 The Army, Commander of First Artillery Corp and Military Commander Northern and Western regions Half brother according all sources

Mohamed Saleh Al-Hamar Air Force Commander Half Brother

Ahmed Ali ABDullah Saleh Special Forces and Republican Guards Commander Eldest Son

Tarke Mohamed Abdullah Saleh Commander Private Forces Nephew

Yahya Mohamed Abdullah Saleh Commander Of Security Central Forces Nephew

Amar Mohamed Abdullah Saleh Deputy National Security Organization Nephew

Ahmed Abdullah Al-Hajry Governor of Taiz Brother in law to second wife

Abdu-Wahab Abdullah Alhajry Ambassador to Washington D.C. Brother in law to second wife

Abul-Rahman Alkwaa Minster of Youth and Sports Brother in law to third wife

Khalid Abdul-Rahman Alkwaa Under Secretary, Foreign Ministry Son of The Brother in-law

Khalid Alarhabi Deputy Chief of The Presidential Palaces Son in-law

Abdl-Kareem Al-Arhabi Minister of Planning and International Co-Operation In-law

Tawfick Saleh Abdullah Saleh Chairman of The National Tobacco Company Nephew

Abdul-Khalek Al-Qadi Chairman of Yemen Airways Son in-law

Abul-Khalik Al-Qadi Commander of Almajed Forces in Taiz Uncle

Tawfik Abdul-Raheem The sole distributor of Oil & Gas products Business Partner

Shaher Abul-Haq Saba Mobile Phones, Mercedes-Benz, Coca Cola, Yemen International bank, Oil Exploration Business Partner

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MILITARY

1-Brigaider General Mohamed Saleh Al-Ahmar, Commander of the Air Force
half brother of president Saleh ( one mother ).
2-Brigaider General Ali Saleh Al-Ahmar, chief of staff of the general command
half brother of president Saleh.
3-Brigaider General Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar, commander of the first tank division , commander of the north western military zone .
half brother of president Saleh.
4-Brigaider General Mehdi Makwala, commander of the southern military zone
( Hashd tribe and Sanhan village of Saleh ).( Aden Zone )
5-Brigaider General Mohammed Ali Mohsen, Commander of the Eastern
Military Zone ( Hadramout ).
(Hashed Tribe and Sanhan Village of President Saleh )
6-Colonel Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh , Commander of the Republican Guards
and Commander of the Special Forces.
son of the President Saleh .
7-Colonel Yahya Mohamed Abdullah Saleh , commander of the Central
Security Forces .
son of Saleh’s brother .
8-Colonel Tareq Mohammed Abdullah Saleh, Commander of the Special
Guards.
son of Saleh’s brother Mohammed.
9-Colonel Ammar Mohammed Abdullah Saleh , Chairman of the National
Security.
son of Saleh’s brother Mohammed.
10-Brigaider General Saleh Al-Dhaneen , commander of Khaled Forces
( Hashed tribe and Sanhan Village of Saleh. )

COMMERCIAL

1- Ali Abdullah Saleh
Al-Gar Farm . Huge farm for fruits mainly Mango , exporting its productions
to Saudi-Arabia and Gulf States .
-Partner of Tawfiq Group for Fuel ( covering large scale of activities in the field
of fuel .
- The Economy Establishment ( previously the Military Economic
Corporation) .
2- Ali Mohsen Saleh Al-Ahmar and his son Mohsen Ali Mohsen
Hadwan Oil Services and Support.
Pioneer Engenering Group.
3-Yahia Mohamed Abdullah Saleh( son of his brother Mohamed )
Al-Maz Group ( dealing with cotton plantations, tourizm, trade of weapons
and oil activities .
Hawai Cables Company .
4- Mohammed Saleh Al-Ahmar ( half brother of Saleh )
Al-Hashdi Petroluem Company .
5-Ahmed Al-Kuhlani.( brother in-law of Saleh and Governor of Aden )
Pioneer Engenering Group
Al-Atheer Contracting Company.
Gavlar Special Company .
6-Khaled Al-Arhabi ( brother in-law of Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh )
Yemen Space Company .
7-Saleh Al-Dhaneen ( number 10 above )
Raidaan Contracting Company , works in roads , districts roads, Taiz roads,
and football stadium .
8- Ali Al-Shater , chairman of the political directorate of the armed forces and
editor of the 26 September newspaper. ( his son Bassam Ali Al-Shater )
Al-Qusoor Contracting Company , dealing in contracts with ministry of
defence from buildings to supply etc.
9-Abdul Salam Ghaleb Al-hamesh ( son of chairman of political security )
Al-Kaoon company for Communications.and oil support and Services.
10-Noman Duwaeed and Ali Ahmed Duwaeed ( brother in-law to Saleh )
The Yemen International United Company
dealing in heavy duty equipment, manufacturing, factories of cements ,etc.

39 Comments »

Comment by Beth

4/9/2006 @ 1:47 am

Holy crap, Jane, that’s almost laughable it’s so outrageous!

ALMOST.

Comment by Jane

4/9/2006 @ 6:05 am

do you believe it? i didnt think there would be so many.

Comment by ALHARETH

4/9/2006 @ 3:36 pm

DEAR JANE

YOU MENTIONED ONLY SO LITTLE OF WHAT THEY REALY OWN

THEIR REAL FORTUNE IS MUCH BIGGER

Comment by Saba

4/9/2006 @ 4:09 pm

That is only one of the reasons which prevents and makes the foreign investors be reluctant to come to Yemen. And it is one of the reasons it makes the internal investors escape the country and look for more secure & fair investment environment. The question now is whether the World Bank face the govt. with such realities, and what is their reply?. The problem is that they are saying in their media Yemen has one of the best Investment law in the region!!!!!!! do you believe it?. I do not.

Comment by Jane

4/9/2006 @ 9:09 pm

Hi Alhareth! Saba, I dont undertand the disconnect between what is real and what is said. Its like they are pretending.

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Comment by Abdallah A.Noman

4/11/2006 @ 3:10 pm

Dear Jane,
This is just a drop compared to what they plunder from the poor Yemeni people.Add to that, their looting of public funds, military budget, fake contracts, purchases, soliders salaries, customes duities, Taxs, and Foreign Aid.

Comment by Dr. Nasir Ali Al-Khobani

4/13/2006 @ 10:48 pm

What do you want from that america woman
better for you to stop this insult to our good yemeni president woman.

Comment by Abu Dougana

4/13/2006 @ 11:01 pm

YOU ARE REALLY VERY STRANGE AMERICAN NON GOD BELIEVER INTRODER, DONT YOU HAVE A MAN TO GARD YOU? A FATHER, BROTHER OR HUSBAND? TO EDUCATE YOU AND GUARD YOU AND PREVENT YOU FROM BECOMING A STREET IMPOLITE WOMAN? YOU ARE KAFFIRS.
WE BELIEVE IN OUR SHIEKH ALZINDANI AND OUR GOOD MOSLIM PRESIDANT WE DOT WANT YOUR BAD DEMOCRACY? WHY DONT LEAVE YEMEN POLITICS AND GET COSERNED WITH YOUR HUSBAND IF YOU HAVE ONE! MAY BE YOU WILL PRODUCE CHILDREN THIS IS THE REAL FUNCTION OF WOMAN IN THE SOSIAEITY . STAY IN YOUR HOME IF YO HAVE THE LEAST DIGNITY,
I AM READY TO SEND YOU EMAN BOOKS IN ENGLISH WOMAN.

Comment by Jane

4/13/2006 @ 11:01 pm

Insult? How is it an insult? Either its true or not true. If a large amount of Saleh’s family have high government positions, how is it an insult to him to say that? Im reaaaly not following the logic here. He is the one who made it that way, if its true. Are we all to pretend that its not true out of deference? Its not actually a secret, and if he’s not proud of it, maybe he should think again. If his actions shown publicly are an insult, its not the reporter that has made the mistake.

Comment by Jane

4/13/2006 @ 11:10 pm

Abu Dougana, my husband is very wonderful, very strong and very supportive. My kids are happy. What is the problem to talk about Yemen? Why is it all a big secret? I am only saying the Yemeni people deserve their rights. This is what Saleh has been saying for a decade or two. So what is the problem? The Yemeni people decided for themselves the political system, not me.

Comment by Beth

4/13/2006 @ 11:20 pm

Abu Dougana, are you part of the Saleh family business then? Is that why you take offense to Jane’s work?

I AM READY TO SEND YOU EMAN BOOKS IN ENGLISH WOMAN.

From what you are saying about women, I don’t think your books sound very appealing.

Comment by NASIR ABDULJABAR

4/27/2006 @ 5:18 pm

MS./MRS. JANE IT IS TRUE EVERY WORD ..BUT …………………………………

Comment by ABULJBAR

4/29/2006 @ 9:42 am

Ms./Mrs. JANE THE INFORMATION YOU BUT IS ALMOST TRUE,WHATSOEVER,I HAVE QUESTION(S)…..

WHY CHOSEN YEMEN IN PARTICULAR ?

DO NOT YOU THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE IN THAT GOV. ARE NOT GUILTY AS YOU’VE DESCRIBED?you’ve but a Journalist as an effective member,etc.

USA ITSELF HAS WHOLE A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN (( ECONOMY IS BAD, CRIME IS WIDELY THERE, GOV. IS NOT THAT GOOD,POVERTY IS THERE .AND AROUND THE WORLD

I AM SURPRISE WHY ALL THIS ATTENTION TO THE YEMENI SITUATION?

Comment by Jane

4/29/2006 @ 10:34 am

Why not Yemen? Thata a good question too. Theres many people in the govt working for the good of the people but they seem to get targeted a lot. US has lot of problems and lots of people writing about them including many people in Yemen.

Comment by yassin

4/29/2006 @ 9:22 pm

abubar ,,u r right ,,that s really important question ,,,and jane should care abt iraq more ,and i m wondering where when
but they seem to get targeted a lot

Comment by ABULJBAR

4/30/2006 @ 4:41 pm

Well, you can’t tell people what to think, write,and express. Whatsoeve, still the main POINT is the info. she puts there is true.

Comment by ferdinando

6/1/2006 @ 9:23 am

i have been with the saleh for a number of years… think tey are beautyfull people… to be that powerfull though

Comment by esam yahya

6/10/2006 @ 12:39 pm

all what is written is true .
but what is the use of giving such information. while we all yemeni knows about .
the quastion why this is happening to us , how to change

Comment by esam yahya

6/10/2006 @ 12:41 pm

we need just littel support to change this zoo we are living in now into a heaven for all yemeni not just abn al ahmar and his famiily

Comment by abu alhassan and hiethem

6/23/2006 @ 1:38 am

U see JANE this what i said before people like Dr. Nasir Ali Al-Khobani and Abu Dougana its either they work for the Ali baba and the 40 thieves
or just plain simple ignorents what does what Jane is writing have to do with her family and belive grow up guys look where Yemen was When Abrahim Alhamdi toke the zero to some thing when he was assassinated By u favorite Thife ali abudullah and Ahmed algashmi he left the country at that time with 17 billion dollar in budget plus look where is yemen now the poor is getting poorer and the rich is getting richer have Pride Man Rahem allah Alamam and our past presdents they didnt have shit compare to ali and his family to clean the country we need revalution it wont even work if he leave office is his family and friends going to leave with him tell u what Hell no they not they only way to Portect Yemen is by new revalution to clean it from the cancer its eating it and thats the ALAHMER family

Comment by faisel bin shemlan

8/30/2006 @ 11:01 pm

WHY DON’T U GOT FUCK UR SELF JEAN NOVAIL

Comment by faisel bin shemlan

8/30/2006 @ 11:05 pm

GO AND FIND SOMEONE TO SATISY UR DESIRE

Comment by Beth

9/3/2006 @ 7:35 pm

I see faisal has nothing to debate.
The best the boy can come up with is foul-mouthed drivel. Haha!

Sorry, faisal, you lose the debate.

Comment by Jane

9/3/2006 @ 8:29 pm

No nothing there at all and too much a coward to use his own name. This name he’s using is of the presidential candidate.

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Comment by saddam

4/12/2007 @ 6:18 am

fuck you all motherfucker

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Comment by adam Hakim

11/22/2007 @ 3:42 pm

this is an interesting site. I dont find it incredible. it is this way throughout the world. here in the US with the same board members on the few companies/corp. that possess the wealth of the world let alone the country. Ali Saleh is merely making sure that he isn’t bumped off. At least others are getting some. better than the trickle down theory of the 80s.
On the other hand, Yemenis, real yemeni’s do not insult women just because they are women. Women are revered and encouraged to learn. And beneath the footsteps of mothers is where paradise is. What do you all have to offer yemen if you love it? It is good to know where the money and power is. I doubt that if any of us had the will as well as a way to improve yemen these men would reject your goodwill. What is it you all want? That they should open a hall somewhere and to a line of people pass out wads of money? And then if they did; what will you do with it? These people did something to get where they are. Sure, like all rulers, they did things objectionable. And that is the thing we take notice of quickly. I repeat, since you all are good of taking notice to whom has what and how much. Then to them offer your services and you shall be compensated. The truth is, myself included, we are envious. And from what i have read here? we’d be even greedier? brothers? i have no brothers. Off with him or his head. PEACE.

Comment by sharif

11/29/2007 @ 12:37 am

god bless u jane and god bless america the land of the free.now to the subject;these sanhanis bloodsuckers are taken over everything.i,m from the south and i know how thigs are since day one.peoples are fed up with this bull.childmelsters,killers,takeig peoples rights, rascist ,ignorent,motherf@#kers.love u jane peace!

Comment by Jane Novak

11/29/2007 @ 5:51 pm

Thank you.

Comment by sara

12/6/2007 @ 8:43 pm

Hey what are your primary sources i am actually writing a paper about that!

Comment by Saleh Al Saeed

5/17/2008 @ 6:13 am

While Ali Abdullah releases yet again another terrorists for attacking western buildings and people in Yemen he tightens his strangle hold on journalists and freedom of speech activists.

In Yemen if you’re a terrorist and from a large clan linked to his own tribe you can do anything otherwise if you’re from the South and of a small tribe and a journalist then you are stuffed.

Yemen today is one big cesspool tyranny, extremism, corruption, nepotism, incompetence, bigotry and injustice we need a new leader with a new vision for the youth of today and the people of tomorrow. Out with the old corrupt order in with the new !

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Comment by Anonyomous

7/11/2008 @ 7:12 am

Family run business, family run conglomerate, .. family run country!!!!!!!! wellllll
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