Nasser al-Awlaki
Nasser al-Awlaki (Arabic: ناصر العولقي; 1946 – 28 September 2021) was a Yemeni scholar and politician. He was the father of Anwar and grandfather of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, who were killed in separate U.S. drone strikes. Nasser's granddaughter's Nawar al-Awlaki was also killed in a U.S. raid in Yemen in 2017, the Raid on Yakla.
Nasser al-Awlaki | |
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| Born | 1946 Said, Shabwa Governorate, Yemen |
| Died | 28 September 2021 (aged 74–75) |
| Citizenship | Yemeni |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, scholar |
| Known for | Former agriculture minister of Yemen, former president of Sanaa University, father of Anwar al-Awlaki, grandfather of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, grandfather of Nawar al-Awlaki |
| Children | Anwar al-Awlaki |
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