Ali Abdu Ahmed

Ali Abdu Ahmed
Ali Abdu Ahmed
4th Deputy Minister of Information of Eritrea
	In office; 2003–2012
Preceded by	Naizghi Kiflu
Personal details
Born	1965; Asmara Eritrea
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][2] His father(an Eritrean national), brother, and 15-year-old daughter, a United States (US) citizen, were subsequently detained and have been held indefinitely. Ali Abdu was born on 1963 in Asmara Eritrea.

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.

References

Sudan's Bashir visits Eritrea despite ICC warrant Reuters, 23 March 2009
Hamadé, Kassem (30 Jan 2013). "Ministern bekräftar: Har lämnat regimen". Expressen (in Swedish). AB Kvällstidningen Expressen. Retrieved 9 May 2016.

Voice of America: Fate of American Citizen Unknown After Four Years in Eritrean Prison Accessed 19 September 2016.
"Asmara Angst". WikiLeaks.
"AFP Reporter Ordered to Leave Eritrea". WikiLeaks.

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[1] Sudan's Bashir visits Eritrea despite ICC warrant Reuters, 23 March 2009

[2] Hamadé, Kassem (30 Jan 2013). "Ministern bekräftar: Har lämnat regimen". Expressen (in Swedish). AB Kvällstidningen Expressen. Retrieved 9 May 2016.