Saleh Ali al-Sammad
Saleh Ali al-Sammad | |
|---|---|
صالح علي الصمَّاد | |
Al-Sammad in 2018 | |
| Chairman of the Supreme Political Council | |
| 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 |
| Died | 19 April 2018 (aged 39) Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen |
| Cause of death | LJ-7 missile |
| Alma mater | Sanaa University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Houthi movement |
| Battles/wars | Houthi insurgency in Yemen Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) |
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Saleh Ali al-Sammad (Arabic: صالح علي الصمَّاد; 1 January 1979 – 19 April 2018) 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 by a Saudi air strike.
On 23 April 2018, Houthi officials announced al-Sammad was killed in a Saudi-led coalition drone airstrike.