Ghaleb al-Qamesh

Ghaleb Mutahar al-Qamesh (Arabic: غالب مطهر القمش; born 1948) is a Yemeni politician, military and intelligence official.^[1] He served as chief of the Political Security Organization, Yemen's intelligence agency, for more than three decades.^[2]

Ghaleb Mutahar al-Qamesh
Chief of Security Political Office
In office 1980–2014
President	Ali Abdullah Saleh, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Succeeded by	Jalal al-Rowaishan
Minister of Interior
In office May 1990 – 1993
President	Ali Abdullah Saleh
Prime Minister	Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
Succeeded by	Yahya al-Matwakel
Personal details
Born	1948 (age 76–77) Karif, Amran
Nationality	Yemeni

Early life and education

Ghaleb was born in Kharif District, Amran Governorate, in 1948. He studied his basic education and grew up in his village al-Assyah in Kharif of Amran northern Yemen. He joined the Military Academy in Sana'a and graduated in 1968.^[3]

Career

• Chief of Yemen's Political Security Office (1980–2014)
• Minister of Interior (1990–1993)^[4]
• Ambassador in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2014– )^[5]