Ahmed Saleh
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Ahmed Saleh is the eldest son of Yemen
i president Ali Abdullah Saleh
, and is widely expected to succeed
his father in the role. He also known for vast corruption throughout the capital, taking a number of properties without payment or permission of the former owners. During the 2011 protests when his father departed for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, Ahmed was informally places in charge of the elite Republican Guards. Under his authority, the security forces killed over 100 in less than 5 days in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa in September 2011.
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
i president Ali Abdullah Saleh
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh is the first President of the Republic of Yemen. Saleh previously served as President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 1978 until 1990, at which time he assumed the office of chairman of the Presidential Council of a post-unification Yemen. He is the...
, and is widely expected to succeed
Dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Historians traditionally consider many sovereign states' history within a framework of successive dynasties, e.g., China, Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire...
his father in the role. He also known for vast corruption throughout the capital, taking a number of properties without payment or permission of the former owners. During the 2011 protests when his father departed for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, Ahmed was informally places in charge of the elite Republican Guards. Under his authority, the security forces killed over 100 in less than 5 days in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa in September 2011.