Nayef al-Bakri | |
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| Minister of Youth and Sports | |
| Assumed office 15 September 2015 | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Prime Minister | Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr |
| Preceded by | Rafat Al-Akhali[1] |
| Governor of Aden Governorate | |
| In office 20 July 2015 – 9 October 2015 | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Preceded by | Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour |
| Succeeded by | Jaafar Mohammed Saad |
| Deputy Governor of Aden Governorate | |
| In office 31 October 2013 – 20 July 2015 | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Preceded by | Sultan Al-Shaibi |
| Succeeded by | Ali al-Ghoraib |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nayef Saleh al-Bakri 29 May 1975 Lahij Governorate, Yemen |
| Political party | Al-Islah (24 July 2004 - 30 June 2015) Independent (2015 - present) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Popular Resistance Militia |
| Rank | General |
Nayef al-Bakri (Arabic: نايف صالح البكري; born 29 May 1975) is a Yemeni politician who serves as minister of youth and sports in the cabinet of Prime Minister Khaled Bahah. He was appointed in mid-September 2015, succeeding Rafat Al Akhali.[2]
Bakri served briefly as Governor of Aden in 2015. He previously acted as deputy to Governor Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour. After bin Habtour fled Aden amid intense fighting between pro-Houthi fighters and government loyalists, Bakri became the head of the local Resistance Council. He was appointed governor in July.[3] During his brief tenure as governor, Bakri was considered controversial, but he was very popular with anti-Houthi fighters who defended the city during its months-long assault. After he was tapped to join the Bahah cabinet, members of the Southern Movement protested in Aden, calling for his return.[2][4]
Bakri's eventual replacement as governor, Major General Jaafar Mohammed Saad, was assassinated in December 2015.[5][6]
He was a former member of Al-Islah,[7] until he resigned in April 2015.[8]