Ali Nasir Muhammad

Ali Nasir Muhammad
Ali Nasir Muhammad
علي ناصر محمد الحسني
	Muhammad in 1982
2nd General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party
	In office; 21 April 1980 – 24 January 1986
Preceded by	Abdul Fattah Ismail
Succeeded by	Ali Salem al Beidh
Chairman of the Presidium of Supreme People's Council
	In office; 21 April 1980 – 24 January 1986
Preceded by	Abdul Fattah Ismail
Succeeded by	Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
Chairman of the Presidential Council
	In office; 26 June 1978 – 27 December 1978; Acting: 26 June 1978 – 1 July 1978
Preceded by	Salim Rubai Ali
Succeeded by	Abdul Fattah Ismail; (As Chairman of the presidium of Supreme People's Council)
Prime Minister of South Yemen
	In office; 2 August 1971 – 14 February 1985
Preceded by	Muhammad Ali Haitham
Succeeded by	Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
Personal details
Born	31 December 1939 (age 84); Mudiyah, Dathina Confederation, Aden Protectorate
Political party	Socialist Party
Other political; affiliations	National Liberation Front
Awards	Order of Friendship of Peoples; Order of José Martí
Website	https://www.alinaser.com/

Ali Nasir Muhammad Al-Husani (Arabic: علي ناصر محمد الحسني; born 31 December 1939)^[2] is a Yemeni former politician and leader of South Yemen who served as General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party between 1980 and 1986. He was twice president of South Yemen and once the Prime Minister. He served as the Prime Minister from 2 August 1971 until 14 February 1985^[3] and as Chairman of the Presidential Council from 26 June 1978, after the ouster and execution of Salim Rubai Ali, until 27 December 1978.

In April 1980, South Yemeni president Abdul Fattah Ismail resigned, officially for health reasons,^[4] and moved to Moscow. His successor was Ali Nasir Muhammad,^[5] who was generally seen as a more pragmatic and moderate leader than his predecessor.^[6] Mohammad was less committed to Marxist-Leninist ideology than Ismail and relaxed various socialist policies in the PDRY. His rule was also marked by his moderate approach towards foreign affairs, as evidenced by his less interventionist stance towards both North Yemen and neighbouring Oman and attempts to improve relations with the West.^[7] On January 13, 1986, a violent struggle began in Aden between Ali Nasir's supporters and supporters of the returned Ismail, the South Yemen Civil War. Fighting lasted for more than a month and resulted in thousands of casualties, Ali Nasir's ouster, and Ismail's death.^[8]^[9] Ali Nasir's term had lasted from 21 April 1980 to 24 January 1986. Some 60,000 people, including the deposed Ali Nasir, fled to North Yemen. He was succeeded by Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas.

Ali Nasir was a member of the National Front, ar. الجبهة القومية (NF) as well as the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP - الحزب الاشتراكي اليمني) after the YSP was formed from the UPONF in October 1978. During the 1994 Civil War in Yemen, he pushed his supporters to operate alongside the forces of Sana'a government and against the recently re-established Democratic Republic of Yemen, seeking revenge for his ouster. The southern secession was repressed in July 1994 after the surrender of Aden and Mukalla strongholds.

The former president became an opposition figure in the 2011 Yemeni uprising, being named to a 17-member transitional council intended by some anti-government factions to govern Yemen during a prospective transition from the authoritarian regime led by President Ali Abdullah Saleh to a plural democracy. This council was opposed by the Joint Meeting Parties, the main opposition coalition, which also supported Saleh's removal from power and a transition to democracy.^[10]

In February 2015, there were media reports that Muhammad was being considered as a prospective interim leader of a "presidential council" after the collapse of the government.^[11]

Bibliography

A list of books made by Ali Nasser:^[12]

"Aden: history and civilization", 04/02/2003
"Train journey to the west", 07/06/2018
"The road to Aden", 01/03/2019
"Two-millennial talk", 05/16/2023
"Memory of a homeland":
- Vol. 1, 01/06/2019
- Vol. 2, 01/03/2020
- Vol. 3, 30/11/2020
- Vol. 4, 28/10/2020
- Vol. 5, 04/01/2023
Gardens of the Immortals, 01/06/2022

Notable people

Hassan Al-Salami, Minister of Education (1982–1986)^[13]

References

^ "(عدن الغد) تنفرد بنشر مذكرات الرئيس علي ناصر : الحلقة ( الاولى) ( الطريق إلى عدن )". Aden Gad. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ "علي ناصر محمد | شخصيات | الجزيرة نت".
^ "Countries YZ".
^ Halliday, Fred (1990). Revolution and Foreign Policy, the Case of South Yemen, 1967-1987. Cambridge University Press. p. 35.
^ "South Yemen Replaces President; Held Office Less Than 2 Years". The New York Times. Vol. 129, no. 44561. 22 April 1980.
^ Cigar, Norman (1985). "South Yemen and the USSR: Prospects for the Relationship". Middle East Journal. 4: 776.
^ Cigar, Norman (1985). "South Yemen and the USSR: Prospects for the Relationship". Middle East Journal. 4: 788.
^ "South Yemen Reports Ex-Chief Died in Battle". The New York Times. Vol. 135, no. 46682. 11 February 1986.
^ Kifner, John (19 January 1986). "South Yemen Head is Said to Depart". The New York Times. Vol. 135, no. 46659.
^ "Yemen protesters set up transitional council". Reuters. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
^ "Yemeni Factions to Set up Interim Presidential Council | al Akhbar English". Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
^ Mad, Gad. "المؤلفات". www.alinaser.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
^ "وفاة عضو مجلس الشورى حسن السلامي في مدينة صلالة العمانية".

Political offices
Preceded by Muhammad Ali Haitham	Prime Minister of South Yemen 1971–1985	Succeeded by Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
Preceded by Salim Rubai Ali	Chairman of the Presidential Council (South Yemen) 1978	Succeeded by Abdul Fattah Ismail
Preceded by Abdul Fattah Ismail	Chairman of the Presidium of Supreme People's Council (South Yemen) 1980–1986	Succeeded by Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
Preceded by Abdul Fattah Ismail	General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party 1980-1986	Succeeded by Ali Salim al-Beidh