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Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi
رشاد محمد العليمي
President Rashad Al-Alimi (cropped).jpg
Al-Alimi in 2024
Chairman of the Presidential
Leadership Council of Yemen
Assumed office
7 April 2022
Disputed by Mahdi al-Mashat
(Supreme Political Council)
Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed
Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak
Salem Saleh bin Braik
Vice President Aidarus al-Zoubaidi
Tareq Saleh
Sultan Ali al-Arada
Abdullah al-Alimi Bawazeer
Preceded by Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (as President of Yemen)
Adviser to the President of Yemen
In office
2014 – 7 April 2022
President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Member of the General Committee of the General People's Congress
Assumed office
2011
Deputy Prime Minister of Yemen
In office
2006–2011
President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Prime Minister Abdul Qadir Bajamal
Ali Muhammad Mujawar
Interior Minister of Yemen
In office
4 April 2001 – 18 May 2008
President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Prime Minister Abdul Qadir Bajamal
Ali Muhammad Mujawar
Preceded by Hussein Arab
Succeeded by Mutaher al-Masri
Personal details
Born (1954-01-15) January 15, 1954 (age 71)
Al-Aloom, Taiz Governorate, North Yemen
Political party General People's Congress
Alma mater Sanaa University
Ain Shams University
Nickname "Alimi"
Military service
Allegiance  Yemen
Branch/service  Yemeni Armed Forces
Years of service 1978–present
Battles/wars Yemeni Civil War
1994 civil war in Yemen

Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi, born on January 15, 1954, is an important politician from Yemen. He has been the leader of the Presidential Leadership Council since April 2022.

Early Life and Education

Rashad al-Alimi was born in a village called Al-Aloom in the Taiz Governorate of Yemen on January 15, 1954. His father, Mohammed ben Ali al-Alimi, was a judge.

He finished high school in Sanaa in 1969. Later, he studied military science at the Kuwait Police College, graduating in 1975. He also earned a degree in arts from Sanaa University in 1977. He continued his studies in Egypt, getting master's and doctorate degrees in sociology from Ain Shams University between 1984 and 1988.

Political Career

Secretary Blinken Meets Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Al-Alimi
Al-Alimi meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in February 2023.

Rashad al-Alimi is a member of the General People's Congress political party. He served as the Minister of the Interior for Yemen from 2001 to 2008.

After that, in May 2008, he became the Chairman of the Supreme Security Committee. He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of defense and security. Later, he became an adviser to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi in 2014.

In June 2011, during a conflict in Sanaa, al-Alimi was injured. He received medical treatment in Saudi Arabia and Germany. He returned to Sanaa in June 2012. However, he later left the city and began living in Saudi Arabia in 2015 due to ongoing conflict.

Leading Yemen

On April 7, 2022, Rashad al-Alimi became the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council. This council was given the powers of the President of Yemen. Former President Hadi transferred his powers to this council.

In August 2024, al-Alimi visited Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city. He promised to help free parts of the city controlled by the Houthis. He also pledged to end the long-standing siege on the city. He announced plans to improve basic services like power supplies. Several projects were planned with funding from Saudi Arabia, including a power plant and new university facilities.

Views on Conflict

In January 2024, al-Alimi spoke about the airstrikes by the United States and the United Kingdom against the Houthis. He described these strikes as "defensive." He stated that solving the Red Sea crisis means stopping the Houthis' military power.

Al-Alimi also supported the decision by the U.S. to label the Houthis as a terrorist group in January 2025. He called this step important for peace and stability in Yemen and the region.

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