Interior Minister Approves New Appointments in Abyan Police Command
Minister of Interior, Major General Ibrahim Haidan, issued Resolution No. (190) of 2026, regarding new appointments in the command and departments of the Abyan Governorate Police, as part of reorganizing the security structure and enhancing the performance of security agencies in the governorate.
The appointments were based on a proposal submitted by the Governor of Abyan and Head of the Security Committee, Major General Mukhtar bin Al-Khidr Al-Rabash Al-Haithami, and the Director-General of the Governorate Police, Brigadier General Qasim Al-Harish.
The decisions included appointing Brigadier General Rajeh Saleh Nasser Mohsen Halboub as Deputy Director-General of Abyan Police, Brigadier General Labib Ali Al-Abd Al-Masadi as Commander of Patrols and Road Security and Assistant to the Security Director, and Brigadier General Hani Hussein Al-Sinidi as Assistant to the Security Director for Operations.
Also appointed were Brigadier General Awad Hussein Yaqoub Hussein as Assistant to the Security Director for Security and Police Affairs, Brigadier General Akram Saleh Mohammed Arab as Assistant for Human and Financial Resources, and Brigadier General Abdulnasser Abdullah Qanan Mohammed as Director of Civil Status and Civil Registry.
The appointments also included Colonel Jamal Abdullah Mohammed Badr as Chief of Staff for the Special Forces, Colonel Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed Ashal as Director of Criminal Investigation, Colonel Khaled Saleh Muhaim Ali as Commander of Facilities and VIP Protection, and Colonel Ahmed Ali Nasser Al-Nakhai as his deputy. Meanwhile, Colonel Mahmoud Mohammed Khaled Al-Dheeb Al-Awlaqi was appointed as Commander of the Abyan Belt.
According to the resolution, these changes are part of the directives of the Ministry of Interior and the local authority to reorganize security formations, develop their institutional performance, raise the level of readiness, and enhance security and stability in the governorate's districts.
Source: Local Authority of Abyan Governorate
