Native Name: | يحيى محمد عبد الله صالح |
Birth Date: | 17 December 1965 |
Birth Place: | Sanaa, Yemen Arab Republic |
Allegiance: | Yemen |
Serviceyears: | 2001 - 21 May 2012 |
Rank: | Brigadier general |
Commands: | Central Security Organization |
Battles: | Houthi insurgency in Yemen Yemeni revolution |
Relations: | Ali Abdullah Saleh (uncle) Ahmed Saleh (cousin) Tareq Saleh (brother) Mohammed Abdullah Saleh (father) |
Yahya Mohamed Abdullah Saleh is the nephew of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, and was a chair staff of the approx. 50,000 strong Central Security Organization from 2001[1] to 21 May 2012.[2] His father is Major General Mohammed Abdullah Saleh.[3] Saleh was replaced with Major General Fadhel Bin Yahiya al-Qusi.
Following his dismissal Yahya sent a letter to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, expressing his support for Hadi.[4]