Abdullah Salem al-Nakha'ai | |
Office: | Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Army |
Termstart: | 7 November 2018 |
Termend: | 28 February 2020 |
Birth Date: | 1962 |
Birth Place: | Abyan governorate |
Succeeded: | Sagheer Hamoud Aziz |
Preceded: | Taher al-Aqili |
Vicepresident: | Ali Mohsen Saleh |
Nationality: | Yemeni |
President: | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
Rank: | Major general |
Branch: | Yemen Army |
Abdullah Salem Ali al-Nakha'ai (born 1962) is a Yemeni military officer. On 7 November 2018, he was appointed by Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi as chief of the Yemeni Army and promoted to the rank of major general.[1] Previously, he was commander of the Yemeni Navy and Coastal Defence Forces (2012-2018).[2]