Saleh Ali al-Sammad
Former head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council
Saleh Ali al-Sammad (Arabic: صالح علي الصماد; 1 January 1979 – 19 April 2018[3]) was a Yemeni political figure from the Houthi movement. He served as the president of Yemen's Supreme Political Council until his death.
Saleh Ali al-Sammad صالح علي الصماد | |
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| President of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen | |
| In office 15 August 2016 – 19 April 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Talal Aklan (Acting) Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour |
| Deputy | Qassem Labozah |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Ali al-Houthi (President of the Revolutionary Committee) |
| Succeeded by | Mahdi al-Mashat (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1979 Bani Ma'az, Sahar District, North Yemen (now Yemen) |
| Died | 19 April 2018 (aged 39)[1] Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen |
| Cause of death | LJ-7 missile[2] |
| Alma mater | Sana'a University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Houthis |
| Battles/wars | Houthi insurgency in Yemen |
| *Sammad's term has been disputed by Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. | |
On April 23, 2018, Houthi officials announced al-Sammad was killed in a Saudi-led coalition drone airstrike.[4][5]
References
change- ↑ الجزيرة - عاجل [@AJABreaking] (23 April 2018). "عاجل | جماعة الحوثي تعلن مقتل صالح الصماد رئيس المجلس السياسي التابع للحوثيين" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 April 2018 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Watling, Rawan Shaif, Jack. "How the UAE's Chinese-Made Drone Is Changing the War in Yemen".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Houthi political chief Saleh al-Sammad killed in Saudi air raids". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "Yemen war: Houthi political leader 'killed in air raid'". BBC. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ↑ "قناة العربية: مقتل القيادي الحوثي صالح الصماد في غارة جوية للتحالف". kuna.net.kw (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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