Nayef al-Bakri

Nayef Saleh al-Bakri (Arabic: نايف صالح البكري; born 29 May 1975) is a Yemeni politician who serves as minister of youth and sports in the cabinet of Prime Minister Khaled Bahah. He was appointed in mid-September 2015, succeeding Rafat Al Akhali.^[2]

Nayef al-Bakri
نايف البكري‎
Minister of Youth and Sports
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 September 2015
President	Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Prime Minister	Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr
Preceded by	Rafat Al-Akhali[1]
Governor of Aden Governorate
In office 20 July 2015 – 9 October 2015
President	Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Preceded by	Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour
Succeeded by	Jaafar Mohammed Saad
Deputy Governor of Aden Governorate
In office 31 October 2013 – 20 July 2015
President	Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Preceded by	Sultan Al-Shaibi
Succeeded by	Ali al-Ghoraib
Personal details
Born	Nayef Saleh al-Bakri (1975-05-29) 29 May 1975 (age 50) Lahij Governorate, Yemen
Political party	Al-Islah (24 July 2004 - 30 June 2015) Independent (2015 - present)
Military service
Branch/service	Popular Resistance Militia
Rank	General

Bakri served briefly as Governor of Aden in 2015. He previously acted as deputy to Governor Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour. After bin Habtour fled Aden amid intense fighting between pro-Houthi fighters and government loyalists, Bakri became the head of the local Resistance Council. He was appointed governor in July.^[3] During his brief tenure as governor, Bakri was considered controversial, but he was very popular with anti-Houthi fighters who defended the city during its months-long assault. After he was tapped to join the Bahah cabinet, members of the Southern Movement protested in Aden, calling for his return.^[2][4]

Bakri's eventual replacement as governor, Major General Jaafar Mohammed Saad, was assassinated in December 2015.^[5][6]

He was a former member of Al-Islah,^[7] until he resigned in April 2015.^[8]