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{{short description|Yemeni marshal and politician; President of Yemen (2012-present)}}
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'''Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi''' ('''Abdrabbuh Manṣūr Hādī'''; {{lang-ar|عبدربه منصور هادي}} <small>[[Yemeni Arabic|Yemeni]] pronunciation:</small> {{IPA-ar|ˈʕæbdˈrɑb.bu mænˈsˤuːr ˈhæːdi|}}; born 1 September 1945) is a Yemeni politician and former [[Field marshal|Field Marshal]] of the [[Military of Yemen|Yemeni Armed Forces]]. He was
Between 4 June and 23 September 2011, Hadi was the acting [[President of Yemen]] while [[Ali Abdullah Saleh]] was undergoing medical treatment in [[Saudi Arabia]] following an attack on the presidential palace during the [[2011 Yemeni uprising]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/yemen-jun-4-2011-2332|title=Al-Hadi President of Yemen|newspaper=Al Jazeera|date=4 June 2011}}</ref> On 23 November, he became Acting President again, after Saleh moved into a non-active role pending the [[2012 Yemeni presidential election|presidential election]] "in return for immunity from prosecution". Hadi was "expected to form a national unity government and also call for early presidential elections within 90 days" while Saleh continued to serve as
Mansour Hadi was chosen as a president for a two-year transitional period on [[2012 Yemeni presidential election|February 21]] by Yemen's political factions, in an election where he was the sole consensus candidate, although the election was boycotted by Houthis in the north and [[Southern Movement|Southern Secessionists]] in the south of the country. Hadi's mandate was extended for another year in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-assassination/yemeni-presidents-term-extended-shiite-muslim-leader-killed-idUSBREA0K13420140121|title=Yemeni president's term extended, Shi'ite Muslim leader killed|author=|date=21 January 2014|publisher=|via=Reuters}}</ref> According to pro-Houthi media outlet SABA, Hadi remained in power after the expiration of his mandate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabanews.net/en/news387412.htm|title=Saba Net - Yemen news agency|author=|date=|website=www.sabanews.net}}</ref>
On 22 January 2015, he was forced to resign by the [[Houthis]] in the midst of mass protest against his decision to raise the fuel subsidies and due to dissatisfaction with the outcome of the 2011 Revolution. Subsequently, the Houthis and the supporters of Saleh seized the presidential palace and placed Hadi under house arrest. The Houthis named a [[Revolutionary Committee (Yemen)|Revolutionary Committee]] to assume the powers of the presidency, as well as the [[General People's Congress (Yemen)|General People's Congress]], Hadi's own political party.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.yementimes.com/en/1863/news/4928/President-or-fugitive-Houthis-reject-Hadi%E2%80%99s-letter-to-Parliament.htm|agency=Yemen Times|title=PRESIDENT OR FUGITIVE? HOUTHIS REJECT HADI'S LETTER TO PARLIAMENT|first=Ali Ibrahim|last=Al-Moshki|date=25 February 2015|accessdate=26 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224051459/http://www.yementimes.com/en/1863/news/4928/President-or-fugitive-Houthis-reject-Hadi%E2%80%99s-letter-to-Parliament.htm|archive-date=24 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> A month later, Hadi escaped to his hometown of [[Aden]], rescinded his resignation, and denounced the [[Houthi takeover in Yemen|Houthi takeover]]. He arrived in [[Riyadh]] the next day, as a coalition of countries led by Saudi Arabia [[2015 military intervention in Yemen|intervened]] in support of his government.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/26/hadi-saudi-riyadh_n_6948558.html|agency=
==Early life and education==
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Hadi played a low-profile role during the [[Aden Emergency]]. Following the independence of South Yemen, he rose to prominence in the new military, reaching the rank of Major General.<ref name=alar19feb/>
He remained loyal to President [[Ali Nasser Mohammed]] during the [[South Yemen Civil War]], and followed him into exile in neighboring North Yemen. During the [[Yemeni Civil War (1994)|1994 civil war in Yemen]], Hadi sided with the Yemeni government of [[President of Yemen|President]] [[Ali Abdullah Saleh]] and was appointed as Minister of Defense.<ref name="alar19feb">{{cite news|title=Saleh's successor: low-profile warrior of consensus in Yemen|url=http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/02/19/195733.html|accessdate=14 April 2013|newspaper=Al Arabiya|date=19 February 2012|agency=AFP|location=Sanaa}}</ref> In this role he led the military campaign against the [[Democratic Republic of Yemen]].<ref>{{cite news|date=26 October 2013|title=Yemen profile - President: Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14704899|newspaper=BBC News|accessdate=7 April 2015}}</ref> Following the war he was promoted to
==President of Yemen==
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===Mandate===
{{Main|2012 Yemeni presidential election}}
Hadi was the sole candidate in the presidential election that was held on 21 February 2012. His candidacy was backed by the ruling party, as well as by the parliamentary opposition. The Electoral Commission reported that 65 percent of registered voters in Yemen voted during the election. Hadi won with 100% of the vote and took the oath of office in Yemen's parliament on 25 February 2012.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Kasinof|title=Yemen’s New President Sworn
===Political reform===
[[File:Secretary Kerry and Yemeni President Hadi Address Reporters (Pic 2).jpg|thumb|Hadi meets U.S. Secretary of State [[John Kerry]], 29 July 2013]]
In March 2013 the [[National Dialogue Conference]] was conceived as a core part of the transition process and is intended to bring together Yemen's diverse political and demographic groups to address critical issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/yemens-national-dialogue-behind-closed-doors|title=Yemen's National Dialogue Behind Closed Doors|publisher=Atlanticcouncil.org|accessdate=6 April 2015}}</ref> In January 2014, Hadi pushed delegates at the conference to break a deadlock on key issues and bring the talks to an overdue close. When those in attendance finally agreed on a final few points, he launched into an impassioned speech that led to a spike in his popularity. It was agreed that Yemen would shift to a [[Federalization of Yemen|federal model of government]] in the future, a move which have been proposed and forcefully backed by Hadi.<ref>{{cite web|author=Peter Salisbury|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2014/03/yemen-quiet-president-201432112448542617.html|title=Yemen's quiet president|publisher=Aljazeera.com|accessdate=6 April 2015}}</ref> For many Yemenis, particularly in northwestern Yemen, this decentralization was less attractive. This mountainous region is the poorest of Yemen and decentralization would mean that it would receive less money from the central government. Relevant here is that the overwhelming majority of Yemen's population has resided in this area for many years.<ref name="Blumi, Isa p. 196">Blumi, Isa. Destroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us About the World, p. 196.</ref> Indeed, the 'decentralization' of Yemen along the lines proposed by the Saudi-imposed Hadi regime threatened Yemen's long-term economic
===Military===
In a move to unify the [[Military of Yemen|Armed Forces of Yemen]] which suffered from split since the Yemeni Revolution, Hadi began reforming the Military. He issued Presidential [[decree]]
===Security issues===
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In an interview in September 2012 given to ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Hadi warned that his country, still reeling from the popular uprising that ousted Saleh, risked a descent into a civil war "worse than Afghanistan" should an upcoming months-long national dialogue fail to resolve the state's deep political and societal rifts. He also said that Yemen was facing "three undeclared wars" conducted by [[al Qaeda]], [[pirate]]s in the [[Gulf of Aden]], and [[Shia insurgency in Yemen|Houthi rebels]] in the north, and that [[Iran]] was supporting these adversaries indirectly without giving further details.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rothkopf|first=David|url=http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/09/29/yemens_president_warns_of_a_civil_war_worse_than_afghanistan|title=Yemen's president warns of a civil war 'worse than Afghanistan'|date=29 September 2012|publisher=Blog.foreignpolicy.com|accessdate=6 April 2015}}</ref>
Houthis, on their side, complained of murder attacks on their delegates to the NDC.<ref>{{cite web|last=Saeed|first=Ali|url=http://www.yementimes.com/en/1749/news/3388/NDC-extends-Hadi%E2%80%99s-term-for-one-year-on-a-day-marked-by-an-assassination.htm|title=NDC extends Hadi’s term for one year on a day marked by an assassination'|date=23 January 2014|publisher=
In response to the murder of the Saudi journalist [[Jamal Khashoggi]] after visiting a Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Hadi said that the "cheap political and media targeting of Saudi Arabia will not deter it from continuing its leading role in the Arab and Islamic worlds."<ref>{{cite news |title=Middle East leaders back Saudi Arabia after Jamal Khashoggi's murder |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/jamal-khashoggi-what-arab-leaders-have-said-about-journalists-disappearance-736661559 |work=Middle East Eye |date=15 October 2018}}</ref>
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