Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi is a Yemeni politician who is the current prime minister of the Houthi-led government serving since 10 August 2024. He is a member of the General People's Congress party and has previously served on the Supreme Political Council.
Ahmed al-Rahawi | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Yemen (Prime Minister of Houthi-led gov't, de facto Government in Sanaa) | |
| Assumed office 10 August 2024 Disputed by Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak (Presidential Leadership Council) | |
| President | Mahdi al-Mashat |
| Preceded by | Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | General People's Congress |
Biography
editAl-Rahawi is from Khanfar, Abyan Governorate, Yemen, and is a member of the Al-Rahawi tribe. His father, Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi, was a political figure who was assassinated in the 1970s. Al-Rahawi became active in politics himself, serving several high-level local positions from 2000 to 2015 including director general and chairman of the Local Council of Khanfar District, Deputy Governor of Al Mahwit Governorate and Deputy Governor of Abyan Governorate.[1]
Al-Rahawi has been the subject of several assassination attempts, with several family members being injured, and in 2015, Al-Qaeda blew up his only house, in Ba Tays.[2] Afterwards, he moved to the capital of Yemen, Sanaa.[1] He later became the governor of Abyan Governorate and in 2019, he was appointed to the Houthi-led Supreme Political Council, which is the executive body for the Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen.[1]
Al-Rahawi is a member of the General People's Congress party and is a member of the party's Central Committee.[3] On 10 August 2024, al-Rahawi was named the Prime Minister of Yemen by the Supreme Political Council, succeeding Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour. He became the Prime Minister as the government was reorganized into what was called the "Government of Change and Construction," announced shortly after his appointment.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "من هو أحمد الرهوي الذي تم اختياره رئيسا لحكومة التغيير في صنعاء؟" [Who is Ahmed Al-Rahawi, who was chosen as head of the government of change in Sana'a?]. Yemnews.net (in Arabic). 10 August 2024.
- ^ Hashem Al-Dharhi, Abdullah Ali (10 August 2024). "أحمد غالب الرهوي اليافعي في سطور" [Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahawi Al-Yafei in a few lines]. Shabwah Portal (in Arabic).
- ^ "قراءة في تشكيلة حكومة الحوثيين الجديدة باليمن" [Reading into the formation of the new Houthi government in Yemen] (in Arabic). Al Jazeera Arabic. 13 August 2024.
- ^ "رئيس المجلس السياسي الأعلى يصدر قرارا بتكليف أحمد الرهوي بتشكيل حكومة التغيير والبناء" [The President of the Supreme Political Council issues a decision to assign Ahmed Al-Rahwi to form the government of change and construction] (in Arabic). Saba News Agency. 10 August 2024.