Ali Said Abdella (September 1949–August 28, 2005) was an Eritrean rebel commander, politician and diplomat, who at the time of his death was serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the Foreign policy of a sovereign nation

Ali Said was the son of a shepherd. A shepherd is a person who tends to feeds or guards Sheep, especially in flocks He was of Afar ethnic origin. Afar (Afar alphabet Qafár Feera ዐፋር ʿāfār, عفار Amh As a young man, he joined the Eritrean Liberation Front, a rebel group which was fighting for Eritrean independence from Ethiopia. The Eritrean Liberation Front was the main secessionist movement in Eritrea which sought Eritrea's Independence from Ethiopia during the 1960s and 1970s Eritrea is an ancient name associated in the past with its Greek form Erythraía ( Greek alphabet Ερυθραία) and its derived Latin form NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page He received medical and military training in Syria in 1965 and soon returned to Eritrea where he was an active fighter. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. By the 1970s he had switched to Eritrea's other rebel group, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front^[1] and, in 1977, he became a member of the politburo of that organization. The Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF was an armed organization that fought for the independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Politburo, short for Political Bureau, Russian Politicheskoye Buro, is the executive organization for a number of Political parties, most notably ^[2]

When Eritrea gained independence in the early 1990s, Ali Said served in the new government, becoming Minister of Internal Affairs. ^[1] He later left that position and became Minister of Industry. In October 2000, Ali Said was moved from his position as Minister of Industry to that of Minister of Foreign Affairs, switching jobs with Haile Woldense. October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Haile Woldense is an Eritrean politician Woldense attended High School in Asmara, Eritrea. ^[3] He was considered to be a hardliner in Eritrea's continuing struggles with Ethiopia over the border, and was known as a proponent of stronger relations for Eritrea with Middle Eastern nations. This article is about a political label Most hardline music can also be referred to as hardcore / punk. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. He was a fluent Arabic speaker, and most of his overseas trips were to Middle Eastern countries. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language ^[1] He also made an official visit to Russia in April 2005. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending ^[4]

Ali Said died suddenly of a heart attack in his sleep at his home in Eritrea's capital, Asmara, on August 28, 2005. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Asmara (English ( Ge'ez: ኣስመራ Asmera, formerly known as Asmera, or in أسمرا Asmaraa Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Eritrean government declared three days of public mourning for him. ^[1][2]

Ali Said was married and had four children. ^[1]

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