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Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh | |
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| علي عبدالله صالح | |
 Saleh in 1988 | |
| President of Yemen | |
| In office 22 May 1990 – 27 February 2012 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Vice President |
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| Preceded by |
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| Succeeded by | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| President of North Yemen | |
| In office 18 July 1978 – 22 May 1990 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Vice President | Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi |
| Preceded by | Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi |
| Succeeded by | Himself as President of Yemen |
| Chairman of the General People's Congress | |
| In office 24 August 1982[1] – 4 December 2017 Disputed with Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi starting 21 October 2015[2][3] | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Succeeded by | Sadeq Amin Abu Rass |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ali Abdullah Saleh 21 March 1942 Beit al-Ahmar, Sanhan District, North Yemen |
| Died | 4 December 2017 (aged 75) outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen |
| Manner of death | Assassination by firearm |
| Political party | General People's Congress |
| Spouse |
Asma (m. 1964) |
| Children | 7, including Ahmed |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1958–1962)  Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)  Yemen (1990–2017) |
| Years of service | 1958–2017 |
| Rank | Field marshal |
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Ali Abdullah Saleh al-Ahmar (Arabic: ⓘ, ʿAlī ʿAbdullāh Ṣāliḥ al-Aḥmar; 21 March 1942[4][5][note 1] – 4 December 2017) was a Yemeni politician who served as the first President of the Republic of Yemen, from Yemeni unification on 22 May 1990, to his resignation on 27 February 2012, following the Yemeni Revolution.[6] Previously, he had served as President of the Yemen Arab Republic, or North Yemen, from July 1978, to 22 May 1990, after the assassination of President Ahmad al-Ghashmi.[7]
Saleh developed deeper ties with Western powers, especially the United States, during the War on Terror. Islamic terrorism may have been used and encouraged by Ali Abdullah Saleh in order to win Western support and for disruptive politically motivated attacks.[8][9] In 2011, in the wake of the Arab Spring, which spread across North Africa and the Middle East (including Yemen), Saleh's time in office became increasingly precarious, until he was eventually ousted as President in 2012. He was succeeded by Abdrabbuh Mansur al-Hadi, who had been serving as vice president since 1994, and acting president since 2011.[10]
In May 2015, Saleh openly allied with the Houthis (Ansar Allah) during the Yemeni Civil War,[11] in which a protest movement and subsequent insurgency succeeded in capturing Yemen's capital, Sanaa, causing President Abdrabbuh Mansur al-Hadi to resign and flee the country. In December 2017, he declared his withdrawal from his coalition with the Houthis and instead sided with his former enemies – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and President al-Hadi.[12]
On 4 December 2017, during a battle between Houthi and Saleh supporters in Sanaa, the Houthis accused Saleh of treason, and he was killed by a Houthi sniper.[13] Reports were that Saleh was killed while trying to flee his compound in a car; however, this was denied by his party officials, who said he was executed at his house.[14][15][16]
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- ^ Asharq al-Awsat; Muhammad Ali Mohsen (22 October 2015). "The People's Congress meets with Hadi in Riyadh and nominates him as president after Saleh is dismissed". Asharq Al-Awsat (in Arabic). Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Aden, Yemen. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Tawfeek al-Ganad (20 September 2022). "Weak and Divided, the General People's Congress Turns 40". Sana'a Center For Strategic Studies. Sanaa. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Hadha Ma Euthir Ealayh Mae Eali Eabd Allah Salih" هذا ما عثر عليه مع علي عبد الله صالح [This is what was found with Ali Abdullah Saleh]. Alhurra (in Arabic). 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Security Council 2140 Sanctions Committee Amends Three Entries on Its List, Updates Narrative Summary". www.un.org. United Nations. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Riedel, Bruce (18 December 2017). "Who are the Houthis, and why are we at war with them?". Brookings. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "AFP: Yemen's Saleh formally steps down after 33 years". Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Spencer, Richard (11 June 2011). "Yemen defector says terror crisis was manufactured to win western support". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Informant claims former Yemen leader's regime worked with Al-Qaeda". america.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Yemen" (PDF). Oficina de Información Diplomática del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación.
- ^ "Yemen's Saleh declares alliance with Houthis". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Yemen: Ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh killed". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ Ahmed, Zayd (5 December 2017). "Deposed strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh killed after switching sides in Yemen's war". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Browning, Noah (8 December 2017). "The last hours of Yemen's Saleh". Reuters. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Analysis: Yemen's ex-president Saleh's killing was 'revenge'". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ Hakim Almasmari, Tamara Qiblawi and Hilary Clarke. "Yemen's former President Saleh killed in Sanaa". CNN. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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