Saleh Ali al-Sammad | |
|---|---|
صالح علي الصماد | |
.png) Al-Sammad in 2018 | |
| Chairman 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 (as President of the Revolutionary Committee) |
| Succeeded by | Mahdi al-Mashat |
| 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 | Sanaa University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Houthi movement |
| Battles/wars | Houthi insurgency in Yemen Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) |
| *Sammad's term was disputed by Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. | |
Saleh Ali al-Sammad (Arabic: صالح علي الصماد; 1 January 1979 – 19 April 2018[3]) was a Yemeni political figure from the Houthi movement who served as the chairman of Yemen's Supreme Political Council and the de facto President of Yemen until his assassination.
On April 23, 2018, Houthi officials announced al-Sammad was killed in a Saudi-led coalition drone airstrike.[4][5]
- ^ 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 (27 April 2018). "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. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "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.