Nasser Mansour Hadi

Nasser Mansour Hadi (; born 1947) is a Yemeni security and military commander who previously served as deputy of the Political Security Organization in the governorates of Aden Governorate, Lahij, and Abyan. He is the brother of former Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.

Early life and education

Nasser Mansour Hadi was born in the village of Azan, Al Wade'a district, Abyan Governorate.

Wars and battles

In 1986 Hadi fought in the South Yemeni crisis alongside President Ali Nasir Muhammad and the war ended with the displacement of President Ali Nasser and his faction, including Hadi, to the Yemen Arab Republic.

Yemeni civil war (2014–present)

In 2015 he participated in the Yemeni civil war alongside his brother President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi against the Houthis and former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. The Houthi and Saleh faction captured Nasser in the same year, along with the then Minister of Defense, Major General Mahmoud al-Subaihi and Major General Faisal Rajab, commander of the Fourth Military Region, following a battle that took place at the Al Anad Air Base in Lahij Governorate. He remained a prisoner for eight years and was released from captivity on 14 April 2023 in a prisoner exchange sponsored by the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross between the Houthis and the internationally recognized Yemeni government.