Ali Abdu Ahmed
Ali Abdu Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| 4th Deputy Minister of Information of Eritrea | |
| In office 2003–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Naizghi Kiflu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Profession | Former vice-president of National Union of Eritrean Youth and a former Minister of Information. |
Ali Abdu Ahmed is a former Eritrean politician who left the government and sought asylum abroad. From 2002 until his defection in November 2012, Ali was the Eritrean Minister of Information.[1]
Ali Abdu Ahmed father (an Eritrean national), brother, and 15-year-old daughter Ciham Ali Abdu, a United States citizen, were subsequently detained and have been held indefinitely. The US government inquired regarding his daughter's well-being while the Eritrean government vehemently rejected her status as a US citizen and has refused to release information regarding her whereabouts or well being. Meanwhile, Ali has applied for asylum in Australia.[2]
References
- ^ Hamadé, Kassem (30 Jan 2013). "Ministern bekräftar: Har lämnat regimen". Expressen (in Swedish). AB Kvällstidningen Expressen. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Eritrea: 10 Years Behind Bars for Ex-Minister's Daughter". Human Rights Watch. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- Voice of America: Fate of American Citizen Unknown After Four Years in Eritrean Prison Accessed 19 September 2016.
- "Asmara Angst". WikiLeaks.