Ahmed Ali al-Ashwal
Ahmed Ali al-Ashwal | |
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أحمد علي الأشول | |
Ashwal in 2013 | |
| Member of the Shura Council | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2014 | |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces | |
| In office 23 April 2006 – 8 December 2014 | |
| President | Ali Abdullah Saleh Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Ali al-Qasimi |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Khairan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 76–77) Ibb Governorate, Yemen Arab Republic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Yemen |
| Branch/service | Yemeni Land Forces |
| Years of service | 1963–2014 |
| Rank | Major general |
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| Battles/wars | |
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Ahmed Ali al-Ashwal (Arabic: أحمد علي الأشول; born 1949) is a retired major general of the Yemeni Armed Forces. He served as the military's Chief of the General Staff from 2006 to 2014, during which he oversaw conflicts against the Houthis as well as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He was a key ally for the United States during and after the Yemeni revolution, working with President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi to reform the military and security forces after the ouster of Ali Abdullah Saleh. Ashwal was dismissed as chief of staff in December 2014 and given a position in the Shura Council, months after the Houthis had invaded the capital of Sanaa. He announced his retirement from the military soon after.