| Mohammed Nasser Ahmed | |
| Office1: | Minister of Defence of Yemen |
| Term Start1: | 14 February 2006 |
| Term End1: | 9 November 2014 |
| Predecessor1: | Abdullah Ali Alewa |
| Successor1: | Mahmoud al-Subaihi |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Na`ab, Mudiyah District, Abyan Governorate, Aden Protectorate |
| Party: | General People's Congress |
| Rank: | Major General |
Mohammed Nasser Ahmed (Arabic: محمد ناصر أحمد ; born 1950) is a Yemeni major general, who was the defense minister of Yemen between 2006 and 2014.
Ahmed was born on 1 January 1950 in Na`ab, Mudiyah District, Abyan Governorate.[1] He holds a master's degree in military science.[2]
Ahmed served in various capacities in Yemeni army and ministry of defense until 1994.[2] That year he became director of logistics and supply.[2] He later joined the Congress Party.[3] He was appointed defense minister by President Ali Abdullah Saleh in February 2006.[2] He succeeded Abdullah Ali Alewa in the post.[4]
Later, Ahmed began to cooperate with future President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.[5] Ahmed retained his post in the government formed on 7 December 2012 after Saleh was removed from office.[6] The so-called national reconciliation government was headed by prime minister Muhammad Salim Basindwah.[7]
Ahmed survived an assassination attempt on 27 September 2011 in Aden.[8] He escaped another assassination attempt unhurt in Sanaa on 11 September 2012.[9] However, the attack killed at least 13 people.[9] He escaped an ambush by al-Qaeda gunmen southeast of Sanaa on 9 May 2014.[10]