Ali Abdu Ahmed
4th Deputy Minister of Information of Eritrea
In office
2003–2012
Preceded byNaizghi Kiflu
Personal details
Born1963
Asmara, Eritrea
ProfessionFormer 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]

His father (an Eritrean national), brother, and 15-year-old daughter, 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 an US citizen and has refused to release information regarding her whereabouts or well being. Meanwhile, Ali has applied for asylum in Australia.[2]

References

  1. Hamadé, Kassem (30 Jan 2013). "Ministern bekräftar: Har lämnat regimen". Expressen (in Swedish). AB Kvällstidningen Expressen. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. "Eritrea: 10 Years Behind Bars for Ex-Minister's Daughter". Human Rights Watch. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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