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Abdullah al-Sallal | |
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.jpg) Al-Sallal in 1963 | |
| 1st President of Yemen Arab Republic | |
| In office 26 September 1962 – 5 November 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself Abdul Latif Dayfallah Abdul Rahman al-Iryani Hassan al-Amri Hamoud al-Gayifi Hassan al-Amri Ahmad Muhammad Numan Hassan al-Amri |
| Preceded by | Position established (Muhammad al-Badr as King and Imam of Yemen) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani |
| Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic | |
| In office 28 September 1962 – 26 April 1963 | |
| President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Latif Dayfallah |
| In office 6 July 1965 – 21 July 1965 | |
| President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Muhammad Numan |
| Succeeded by | Hassan al-Amri |
| In office 18 September 1966 – 5 November 1967 | |
| President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Hassan al-Amri |
| Succeeded by | Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1917 Sanaa, Yemen Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 5 March 1994 (aged 77) Sanaa, Yemen |
| Political party | None (Military) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Yemen (1939–1962) North Yemen (1962–1990) Yemen (1990–1994) |
| Branch/service | North Yemeni Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1994 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Battles/wars | Al-Waziri coup North Yemen civil war |
Abdullah Yahya al-Sallal (Arabic: عبد الله يحيى السلال, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh Yaḥyā al-Sallāl; 9 January 1917 – 5 March 1994) was a Yemeni military officer who was the leader of the North Yemeni Revolution of 1962 and served as the first President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 27 September 1962 until his removal on 5 November 1967.[1] It was his government that abolished slavery in Yemen.[2]
- ^ "'Abd Allah as-Sallal: Encyclopaedia Britannica". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ Miers, S. (2003). Slavery in the Twentieth Century: The Evolution of a Global Problem. Storbritannien: AltaMira Press. p. 352