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 Asmara, Ethiopia |
| 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]
His 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 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[edit]
- ^ 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.