Ahmad Asiri (general)

Ahmad Asiri
Ahmad Asiri
	Ahmad Asiri (right) and Mohammed bin Salman (left) in 2016
Birth name	Ahmad Hassan Mohammad Asiri
Born	12 February 1952 (age 72); Mahayel Asir, Asir province, Saudi Arabia
Allegiance	Saudi Arabia
Service/branch	Royal Saudi Air Defense
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen

Major General Ahmad Hassan Mohammad Asiri (Arabic: أحمد حسن محمد العسيري; born 12 February 1952) is a Saudi Arabian officer. He is a close confidant^[1] and adviser to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and the former deputy head of the Al-Mukhabarat Al-A'amah^[2] and the former spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. He served as spokesman from the beginning of the Saudi intervention until 27 July 2017, when he was replaced by Colonel Turki bin Saleh al-Malki.^[3]^[4]

In February 2021, the United States Treasury announced sanctions against Asiri for his involvement of the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi.^[5]

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^ "Gen. Asiri named deputy head of General Intelligence; Ibrahim Al-Omar is new SAGIA chairman". Saudi Gazette. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
^ "Col. Turki Al-Malki named spokesman for coalition forces in Yemen". Arab News. 28 July 2017.
^ "Coalition Forces in Yemen Appoint Colonel Turki Al-Maliki as Their Official Spokesman". Saudi Press Agency. 28 July 2017.
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