ATHLETE
Ahmed Saleh
1972 - Today

Ahmed Saleh
Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh al-Ahmar (Arabic: أحمد علي عبد الله صالح الأحمر; born July 25, 1972) is the eldest son of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and was a commander of approximately 80,000 troops of the Republican Guard unit of the Yemeni Army. On April 14, 2015, the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control added Saleh to the list of Specially Designated Nationals, barring US citizens and businesses from interacting with Saleh or his assets. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 6 different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmed Saleh is the 4,137th most popular athlete (down from 3,592nd in 2024), the 40th most popular biography from Yemen (down from 34th in 2019) and the most popular Yemeni Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Ahmed Saleh ranks 4,137 out of 6,025. Before him are Marcel Fischer, Nadezhda Skardino, Slobodan Soro, Chiara Cainero, Siniša Skelin, and Sunday Bada. After him are Iván García, Sylvie Bernier, Chen Xiexia, Robina Muqimyar, Valeriy Medvedtsev, and Kerstin Kowalski.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarcel Fischer
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 4,131
Nadezhda Skardino
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 4,132
Slobodan Soro
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 4,133
Chiara Cainero
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 4,134
Siniša Skelin
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 4,135
Sunday Bada
1969 - 2011
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 4,136
Ahmed Saleh
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 4,137
Iván García
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 4,138
Sylvie Bernier
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 4,139
Chen Xiexia
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 4,140
Robina Muqimyar
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 4,141
Valeriy Medvedtsev
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 4,142
Kerstin Kowalski
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 4,143
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Ahmed Saleh ranks 1,054. Before him are Dmytro Tymchuk, Marek Lemsalu, John Harold Lozano, Kate Fleetwood, Yoshikazu Nonomura, and Leonard Roberts. After him are Iván García, Keith Tkachuk, Paulo Figueiredo, Jasem Al-Huwaidi, Cristian Dulca, and Svetlana Bazhanova.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsDmytro Tymchuk
POLITICIAN
1972 - 2019
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 1,048
Marek Lemsalu
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 1,049
John Harold Lozano
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 1,050
Kate Fleetwood
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 1,051
Yoshikazu Nonomura
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 1,052
Leonard Roberts
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 1,053
Ahmed Saleh
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 1,054
Iván García
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 1,055
Keith Tkachuk
HOCKEY PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 1,056
Paulo Figueiredo
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 1,057
Jasem Al-Huwaidi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 1,058
Cristian Dulca
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 1,059
Svetlana Bazhanova
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 1,060
In Yemen
Among people born in Yemen, Ahmed Saleh ranks 40 out of 35. Before him are Saleh Ali al-Sammad (1979), Khaled Bahah (1965), Ramzi bin al-Shibh (1972), Mahdi al-Mashat (null), Nasir al-Wuhayshi (1976), and Qasim al-Raymi (1978). After him are Boushra Almutawakel (1969), Nujood Ali (1998), Keith Vaz (1956), Ali Al-Nono (1980), and Alaa Al-Sasi (1987).
Others born in Yemen
Go to all RankingsSaleh Ali al-Sammad
POLITICIAN
1979 - 2018
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 34
Khaled Bahah
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 35
Ramzi bin al-Shibh
EXTREMIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 36
Mahdi al-Mashat
POLITICIAN
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 37
Nasir al-Wuhayshi
EXTREMIST
1976 - 2015
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 38
Qasim al-Raymi
EXTREMIST
1978 - 2020
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 39
Ahmed Saleh
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 40
Boushra Almutawakel
PHOTOGRAPHER
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 41
Nujood Ali
WRITER
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 42
Keith Vaz
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 43
Ali Al-Nono
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 44
Alaa Al-Sasi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.67
Rank: 45
Among ATHLETES In Yemen
Among athletes born in Yemen, Ahmed Saleh ranks 1.


































