Yemen President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi announced a series of major new civilian and military appointments. Two of the released are senior members of former President Saleh's ruling family. Saleh's brother, head of the air force, and his nephew, head of special forces, were both released.
The decrees of the new appointments are listed below:-
Civilian Decrees:
· Jamal Nasser Al-Aqel, Governor of Abyan;
· Shawqi Ahmed Hayel Saeed, Governor of Taiz;
· Sultan Mabkhout Al-Aradah, Governor of Marib;
· Ali bin Ali Al-Qasi, Governor of Hajja;
· Abdullah Ubaid Abdullah Salem, Chairman of the General Authority for Land, Survey and Urban Planning;
· Mansour Ali Al-Batani, Executive Director for the Oil Product Distribution Company;
· Hamoud Khaled Naji Al-Soufi, Ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
· Saleh Hussien Al-Zawari, Ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Military Decrees:
· Major General (Aviator) Rashed Nasser Ali Al-Janad, Commander of the Air Force and Air Defenses;
· Major General Abdullah Salem Ali Abdullah, Commander of the Navy and Coastal Defenses;
· Major General Rowais Abdullah Ali Mujawar, Deputy Chief of Staff for Naval Forces, Coastal Defenses and Islands Affairs;
· Major General Mohammed Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar, Deputy Chief of Staff for Ground Forces;
· Major General Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Magdashi, Deputy Chief of Staff for technical affairs;
· Major General Ali Ali Mohammed Al-Jaefi, Commander of the Military Eastern Command, Commander of the 27th Mechanized Brigade;
· Major General Mohammed Saleh Al-Ahmar, Assistant to the Minister of Defense for Industrial Military Affairs;
· Brigadier General Najeb Ali Ali Al-Zayedi, Assistant to the Minister of Defense for Air Defense Affairs;
· Brigadier General Abdulmalik Mohammed Abdullah Al-Zuhairi, Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Air Force and Air Defenses;
· Brigadier General Abdulrahman Abdullah Al-Haleli, Commander of the Republican Guard’s 3rd Armor Brigade;
· Brigadier General Tarek Mohammed Abdullah Saleh, Commander of the 37th Armored Brigade;
· Brigadier General (Aviator) Faisal Ahmed Saeed Al-Subaihi, Commander of Al-Anad Air Force Base and Commander of the 67th Air Force Brigade;
· Brigadier General Hefth Allah Yahya Al-Sadme, Commander of the 29th Mechanized Brigade;
· Brigadier General Yousef Ali Mohammed Al-Sharaji, Commander of the 82nd Infantry Brigade;
· Brigadier General Abdu Rabu Abdulmalik Mahdi Meyad, Commander of the 3rd Mountaineer Brigade;
· Brigadier General Saleh Mohammed Abdu Rabu Ahmed Al-Jaemalani, Commander of the Special Guard (Presidential Guard)
· Colonel Abdulkhalik Ahmed Shuwayt Ali, Chief of Staff of the 312nd Infantry Brigade
· Colonel Mohammed Ahmed Ali Al-Hubayshi, Chief of Staff the 39th Armor Brigade