After Saleh's father, former Republic of Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh, stepped down as President of Yemen in 2011, Ahmed Ali Saleh retained his post as commander of Yemen's Republican Guard.
Après la démission de son père, Ali Abdullah Saleh, de son poste de président de la République du Yémen en 2011, Ahmed Ali Saleh a conservé son poste de commandant de la Garde républicaine.