Saleh Ali al-Sammad

Saleh Ali al-Sammad
Saleh Ali al-Sammad
صالح علي الصماد
	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); 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)
	*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.

[1] 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.

[2] 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)

[3] "Houthi political chief Saleh al-Sammad killed in Saudi air raids". Al Jazeera. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

[4] "Yemen war: Houthi political leader 'killed in air raid'". BBC. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

[5] "قناة العربية: مقتل القيادي الحوثي صالح الصماد في غارة جوية للتحالف". kuna.net.kw (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 April 2018.

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