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President Saleh Biography
By: Researches and Information Center Translated and
edited by: Mahmoud Assamiee
SANA'A, July 31 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh was born to
modest rural family in March 21, 1946. He loved his homeland so much. This love made
him elected president to the country in a first time in which Yemen has elected president.
Knowing Saleh closer, you will discover how much this man is concerned about issues
of his people and his country and to what extent that period of time formed basic
part
of his personality as a unique political leader. In a difficult social and economic
situation, Saleh was brought up. He received his first holly Koran education in Bait
al-Ahmar
village. He lost his father while he was at nine. His father was foreseeing in him
energy and manhood. He joined the army while he was at 12. The political component
of President
Ali Abdullah Saleh is a mixture of rural life that maintains pure nature and
consideration of uniqueness so that he was not dragged by any foreign political and
ideological
loyalties. Since his early national duties, Saleh was trustful and confidential to
handle security and stability of his citizens. He was one of the six battalion in
charge
of protecting security in part of Sana'a city before the 26 of September Revolution
in 19962. When the revolution broke out, Saleh was among non-commissioned officers
and
soldiers who were authorized to break into the palace of al-Badr (the son of killed
Imam) to protect public possessions against looting. With announcing the republican
system,
conflict between republican and imamates intensified so that battles and fronts
expanded along the country. There was a need to one like Ali Abdullah Saleh to be
one of the
men to defend the revaluation and the republic. In that time, the republican leader
Saleh authorized by the revolution leadership to head to Khawlan area leading his
battalion
and fought battles reflected his deep believe in his homeland and the revolution and
its aims. Then in Assabieen's Siege, Saleh raised as courageous fighter and a hero
leader
among ranks of the besieged republican forces while they were defending the capital
Sana'a. Saleh emerged in this battle as one of victory's heroes. In appreciation to
efforts
of Sergeant Ali Abdullah Saleh at that time and his courage in defending the
revolution and the republic across the country, he was promoted from
non-commissioned officer
to lieutenant. In 1964, Saleh attended School of Armors to specialize in armors. He
then occupied several military posts until he became commander of Taiz brigade and
commander
of Khaled bin Alwalid Camp from 1975 till 1978. During this period, Saleh has shown
unique ability to manage security affairs and supreme national interests. This skill
pushed
him to be seen as qualified leader to manage affairs of the whole country. So that
in the 17th of July, 1978, he has been elected by Assha'ab Council as a president to
Yemen
to maintain the title President Ali Abdullah Saleh along the period of the 31 years
of his rule. In this time President Saleh has approved his courage to take the
presidency
in difficult times witnessing absence of stability in the country and in a time of
killings and assassinations of the country's leaders. He came to office after
several weeks
of the great shock Yemen has faced, assassinating former president Ahmad al-Ghashmi
and before him President Ibrahim al-Hamdi. These incidents led to more collapse and
instability
so that many politicians expressed their compassions with Yemeni situation and the
aftermath of more deterioration. With increase of determination in the Yemen's
Northern
Part called then Yemen Arab Republic and the differences with Southern Part, Yemen
Democratic and People Republic, challenges began and there was a need to savior
authority
in Sana'a to put an end to general disorder in the country's institutions and the
army. The authority had to unify forces and trends which were concerns on protecting
the
country against collapse and to limit interference of foreign forces in domestic
affairs and to avoid regular assassinations of Yemen's presidents with support from
foreign
hands. In those conditions, Yemenis emerged as they were not controlling their
country's affairs and that the authority in Sana'a was not well protected. That
means Yemen
was "bitter republic" after al-Ghashmi assassination and Ali Abdullah Saleh come to
office in a country full of conflicts. Ali Abdullah Saleh was a member of
provisional
presidential council composed of Abdul-Karim al-Arashi, the head of Al-Sha'ab
Council, Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Ghani, the Prime Minister and Ali Saleh Asshaibah the
Chairman of
Staff. After announcing Presidency Council, Ali Abdullah Saleh promoted to Major and
then appointed deputy to the General Commander and Chairman of Staff, while Major
Asshaibah
has been appointed commander to military forces. This assortment of Presidential
Council led the country to escape political impasse and prepare for electing new
president
to the country. On foreign level, the situation was intensified between Yemen and
nearly one third of Arab countries affiliated with social camp then. The new
president has
then other duties, creating new relations with foreign world and then stopping its
interference in his country's affairs. He had also to realize reconciliation between
conflicting
fronts in the country. He was able to restore balance and stability in Yemeni
political system and he was also able to root then Yemen Arab Republic. He adopted
dialogue
approach and public participation in decision making and he announced that intention
in his first address. "First of all, I want to show that as a person, I believe
dialogue
is the ideal approach to solve differences and settle disputes. Our keenness on
dialogue with all national categories and sectors comes from conviction not drives
from necessity
and turmoil. Our dialogue is not limited on a category or a group but includes all,"
he said in his first address. He approved his intention on adopting this early
approach
in his decision issued in May 1980 when he formed the national dialogue committee as
expanded one included 51 members form intellectuals, educated, members of Assha'ab
Council
and members from national forces and trends. The committee nearly included all
political forces and parties existed formally. Then, in 1982, this committee drafted
the national
charter and presented to the First People Conference that approved the charter in
its final formula in August 1982 to become a national political document. President
Saleh's
ruling era since the early beginning has been characterized by growing political
maturity, he is the first Yemeni president comes to office by democracy. "There is
no other
approach than democracy because it is the people's choice and the right of populace
to govern themselves." Since his early rule, president Saleh faced a war between
Yemen's
two parts in 1979 amid explosive regional atmospheres. Arab League has issued a
resolution to freeze relations with the South of Yemen because of President
Al-Ghashmi's assassination
in the north and due to extension of leftist dimension. In Ethiopia, the new Marxist
government practiced butcherly approach against her citizens and neighbors in the
east
of Arab Peninsula were living in increasingly tensions because of revolution's
escalation in Iran and Jihad in Afghanistan where Soviet Union had directed
interference in
Cabul for supporting communism. In that hot atmosphere, second confrontation between
the two country's parts has been erupted. President Ali Abdullah Saleh could change
the
crisis between the two parts into great political triumph by seeking to unify the
two parts via his communication with Arab and international factors. His keenness on
easing
atmospheres and stopping the war pushed him to seek for unity. Indeed, the
president's policy has succeeded in containing the crisis and Arab countries formed
mediation committee
to end differences and tensions between the two parts. These efforts resulted in an
agreement to ceasefire, working on withdrawing armed forces of the two parts and
creating
suitable atmosphere to complete the halted unification work. So Kuwait called for
holding instant summit for which the country hosted the two presidents Ali Abdullah
Saleh
of the north of Yemen and Abdul-Fatah Ismail of the south. Hence, experience of
President Saleh has been raised in the period prior to the summit by conditioning
atmospheres
in way ensuring the summit's success and resuming unitary dialogue between the two
parts. The first step Saleh took for this purpose was he sacked Foreign Minister in
the
north Abdullah al-Asnaj from the office because of his hostility to the system in
Aden a week before holding the summit. During the period of the unitary work,
President
Saleh's vision was right due to his wise understanding to unity and political
integration preceded by social and economic merger. He paid attention to
international dimension
associated with the unity issues to neutralize international objections could happen
during announcing the Republic of Yemen. After Yemen' reunification in the 22nd of
May
1990, Saleh faced challenge during the provisional period and political crisis which
was ended with war announcing separation. The challenge was the necessary war for
defending
the unity in 1994 described by Saleh as "exceptional case and a price had to be paid
for realizing the unity." The president has depended on dialogue as a basic protocol
in dealing with crisis and rights considering dialogue "the ideal way to cure all
issues and settle all disputes for reaching the best. We have to work together to
respect
other opinions and to make our mottos coincide our practices." The following is the
Saleh's C.V. -Name: Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh, the President of the Republic of
Yemen
-Date of Birth: March 21, 1946 Place of Birth: Sanhan village, Sana'a governorate
-Nationality: Yemeni -Political Party: General People's Congress -Religion: Islam -
He is
married and a father of several children (Ahmed is the eldest) - He joined the armed
forces in 1958. - He joined the Military Academy in 1960
- He joined all battles before the revolution in different areas of Yemen - In 1963
he was granted the rank of 2nd lieutenant - He was one of the heroes in the 70-day
siege
in Sana'a - He was the commander of Khalid Bin al-Walid military camp in Taiz
(1975-1978) - He represented Yemen alone and with others in many international
events and official
visits to brotherly and friendly countries. - He was appointed member of the
provisional presidency council and deputy chief of general staff after the
assassination of President
Ahmad al-Ghashmi on 24 June 1978. - On 17 July 1978, he was elected a president of
the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and General Commander of the Armed Forces. -
On 17
September 1979, based on a collective decision of all leaders and personnel of the
Armed Forces in appreciation of his efforts to build and develop the Armed Forces
and Security
on modern bases, he was granted the rank of Colonel. - He was elected the
secretary-general of the General People’s Congress party on the 30th of August 1982.
- On 1983,
he was re-elected president of the Yemen Arab Republic and Commander of the Armed
Forces by the people-elected Consultative Council. - On 17 July, he was re-elected
president
of the Yemen Arab Republic and the General Commander of the Armed Forces. - On 20
May, 1990, the Shura council unanimously granted him the rank of General in
appreciation
of his great efforts for the reunification of the nation. - On 22 May 1990, he
raised the flag of the Republic of Yemen in the city of Aden to officially declare
the re-unification
of Yemen (north and south). On the same day, he was elected president of the
Presidential Council of the reunified Yemen (Republic of Yemen). - He was re-elected
President
of the Presidential Council on October 16, 1993, after the first parliamentary
election in Yemen. - He could challenge all attempts to re-divide the nation by the
secessionist
conspiracy. He led battles to defend Yemen's Unity and safeguard democracy during
the war of Summer 1994 until victory was achieved on July 7, 1994. - He was elected
president
of the Republic of Yemen by the Parliament on October 1st, 1994, after
constitutional amendments approved by the Parliament. - On December 24, 1997, he was
granted the rank
of Marshal by the Parliament in appreciation of his contribution to build the modern
state. - He was first directly elected president of the Republic of Yemen on 23
September,
1999, winning 96.2% of the vote, in an internationally observed election. - On
February 20, 2001, a referendum was held and passed, extending presidential terms
from five
to seven years, parliamentary terms from four to six years, and creating a
111-member Shura council, appointed by the president. - In the 2006 presidential
election, held
on September 20, Saleh won with 77.2% of the votes. His main rival, Faisal bin
Shamlan, got only 21.8%. According to the US State Department, "Yemen and President
Saleh,
who did win re-election in those elections, should be congratulated on the fact that
they ran some good elections that met international criteria for free and fair
elections."
Saleh was sworn in for another term on September 27. Strategic development
achievements took place under his leadership: - The rebuilding of Marib great dam, -
The extraction
of oil and gas, - The establishment of the free-zone in Aden, - He is the founder of
modern state of Yemen based on democratic basis, political pluralism and
edited by: Mahmoud Assamiee
SANA'A, July 31 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh was born to
modest rural family in March 21, 1946. He loved his homeland so much. This love made
him elected president to the country in a first time in which Yemen has elected president.
Knowing Saleh closer, you will discover how much this man is concerned about issues
of his people and his country and to what extent that period of time formed basic
part
of his personality as a unique political leader. In a difficult social and economic
situation, Saleh was brought up. He received his first holly Koran education in Bait
al-Ahmar
village. He lost his father while he was at nine. His father was foreseeing in him
energy and manhood. He joined the army while he was at 12. The political component
of President
Ali Abdullah Saleh is a mixture of rural life that maintains pure nature and
consideration of uniqueness so that he was not dragged by any foreign political and
ideological
loyalties. Since his early national duties, Saleh was trustful and confidential to
handle security and stability of his citizens. He was one of the six battalion in
charge
of protecting security in part of Sana'a city before the 26 of September Revolution
in 19962. When the revolution broke out, Saleh was among non-commissioned officers
and
soldiers who were authorized to break into the palace of al-Badr (the son of killed
Imam) to protect public possessions against looting. With announcing the republican
system,
conflict between republican and imamates intensified so that battles and fronts
expanded along the country. There was a need to one like Ali Abdullah Saleh to be
one of the
men to defend the revaluation and the republic. In that time, the republican leader
Saleh authorized by the revolution leadership to head to Khawlan area leading his
battalion
and fought battles reflected his deep believe in his homeland and the revolution and
its aims. Then in Assabieen's Siege, Saleh raised as courageous fighter and a hero
leader
among ranks of the besieged republican forces while they were defending the capital
Sana'a. Saleh emerged in this battle as one of victory's heroes. In appreciation to
efforts
of Sergeant Ali Abdullah Saleh at that time and his courage in defending the
revolution and the republic across the country, he was promoted from
non-commissioned officer
to lieutenant. In 1964, Saleh attended School of Armors to specialize in armors. He
then occupied several military posts until he became commander of Taiz brigade and
commander
of Khaled bin Alwalid Camp from 1975 till 1978. During this period, Saleh has shown
unique ability to manage security affairs and supreme national interests. This skill
pushed
him to be seen as qualified leader to manage affairs of the whole country. So that
in the 17th of July, 1978, he has been elected by Assha'ab Council as a president to
Yemen
to maintain the title President Ali Abdullah Saleh along the period of the 31 years
of his rule. In this time President Saleh has approved his courage to take the
presidency
in difficult times witnessing absence of stability in the country and in a time of
killings and assassinations of the country's leaders. He came to office after
several weeks
of the great shock Yemen has faced, assassinating former president Ahmad al-Ghashmi
and before him President Ibrahim al-Hamdi. These incidents led to more collapse and
instability
so that many politicians expressed their compassions with Yemeni situation and the
aftermath of more deterioration. With increase of determination in the Yemen's
Northern
Part called then Yemen Arab Republic and the differences with Southern Part, Yemen
Democratic and People Republic, challenges began and there was a need to savior
authority
in Sana'a to put an end to general disorder in the country's institutions and the
army. The authority had to unify forces and trends which were concerns on protecting
the
country against collapse and to limit interference of foreign forces in domestic
affairs and to avoid regular assassinations of Yemen's presidents with support from
foreign
hands. In those conditions, Yemenis emerged as they were not controlling their
country's affairs and that the authority in Sana'a was not well protected. That
means Yemen
was "bitter republic" after al-Ghashmi assassination and Ali Abdullah Saleh come to
office in a country full of conflicts. Ali Abdullah Saleh was a member of
provisional
presidential council composed of Abdul-Karim al-Arashi, the head of Al-Sha'ab
Council, Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Ghani, the Prime Minister and Ali Saleh Asshaibah the
Chairman of
Staff. After announcing Presidency Council, Ali Abdullah Saleh promoted to Major and
then appointed deputy to the General Commander and Chairman of Staff, while Major
Asshaibah
has been appointed commander to military forces. This assortment of Presidential
Council led the country to escape political impasse and prepare for electing new
president
to the country. On foreign level, the situation was intensified between Yemen and
nearly one third of Arab countries affiliated with social camp then. The new
president has
then other duties, creating new relations with foreign world and then stopping its
interference in his country's affairs. He had also to realize reconciliation between
conflicting
fronts in the country. He was able to restore balance and stability in Yemeni
political system and he was also able to root then Yemen Arab Republic. He adopted
dialogue
approach and public participation in decision making and he announced that intention
in his first address. "First of all, I want to show that as a person, I believe
dialogue
is the ideal approach to solve differences and settle disputes. Our keenness on
dialogue with all national categories and sectors comes from conviction not drives
from necessity
and turmoil. Our dialogue is not limited on a category or a group but includes all,"
he said in his first address. He approved his intention on adopting this early
approach
in his decision issued in May 1980 when he formed the national dialogue committee as
expanded one included 51 members form intellectuals, educated, members of Assha'ab
Council
and members from national forces and trends. The committee nearly included all
political forces and parties existed formally. Then, in 1982, this committee drafted
the national
charter and presented to the First People Conference that approved the charter in
its final formula in August 1982 to become a national political document. President
Saleh's
ruling era since the early beginning has been characterized by growing political
maturity, he is the first Yemeni president comes to office by democracy. "There is
no other
approach than democracy because it is the people's choice and the right of populace
to govern themselves." Since his early rule, president Saleh faced a war between
Yemen's
two parts in 1979 amid explosive regional atmospheres. Arab League has issued a
resolution to freeze relations with the South of Yemen because of President
Al-Ghashmi's assassination
in the north and due to extension of leftist dimension. In Ethiopia, the new Marxist
government practiced butcherly approach against her citizens and neighbors in the
east
of Arab Peninsula were living in increasingly tensions because of revolution's
escalation in Iran and Jihad in Afghanistan where Soviet Union had directed
interference in
Cabul for supporting communism. In that hot atmosphere, second confrontation between
the two country's parts has been erupted. President Ali Abdullah Saleh could change
the
crisis between the two parts into great political triumph by seeking to unify the
two parts via his communication with Arab and international factors. His keenness on
easing
atmospheres and stopping the war pushed him to seek for unity. Indeed, the
president's policy has succeeded in containing the crisis and Arab countries formed
mediation committee
to end differences and tensions between the two parts. These efforts resulted in an
agreement to ceasefire, working on withdrawing armed forces of the two parts and
creating
suitable atmosphere to complete the halted unification work. So Kuwait called for
holding instant summit for which the country hosted the two presidents Ali Abdullah
Saleh
of the north of Yemen and Abdul-Fatah Ismail of the south. Hence, experience of
President Saleh has been raised in the period prior to the summit by conditioning
atmospheres
in way ensuring the summit's success and resuming unitary dialogue between the two
parts. The first step Saleh took for this purpose was he sacked Foreign Minister in
the
north Abdullah al-Asnaj from the office because of his hostility to the system in
Aden a week before holding the summit. During the period of the unitary work,
President
Saleh's vision was right due to his wise understanding to unity and political
integration preceded by social and economic merger. He paid attention to
international dimension
associated with the unity issues to neutralize international objections could happen
during announcing the Republic of Yemen. After Yemen' reunification in the 22nd of
May
1990, Saleh faced challenge during the provisional period and political crisis which
was ended with war announcing separation. The challenge was the necessary war for
defending
the unity in 1994 described by Saleh as "exceptional case and a price had to be paid
for realizing the unity." The president has depended on dialogue as a basic protocol
in dealing with crisis and rights considering dialogue "the ideal way to cure all
issues and settle all disputes for reaching the best. We have to work together to
respect
other opinions and to make our mottos coincide our practices." The following is the
Saleh's C.V. -Name: Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh, the President of the Republic of
Yemen
-Date of Birth: March 21, 1946 Place of Birth: Sanhan village, Sana'a governorate
-Nationality: Yemeni -Political Party: General People's Congress -Religion: Islam -
He is
married and a father of several children (Ahmed is the eldest) - He joined the armed
forces in 1958. - He joined the Military Academy in 1960
- He joined all battles before the revolution in different areas of Yemen - In 1963
he was granted the rank of 2nd lieutenant - He was one of the heroes in the 70-day
siege
in Sana'a - He was the commander of Khalid Bin al-Walid military camp in Taiz
(1975-1978) - He represented Yemen alone and with others in many international
events and official
visits to brotherly and friendly countries. - He was appointed member of the
provisional presidency council and deputy chief of general staff after the
assassination of President
Ahmad al-Ghashmi on 24 June 1978. - On 17 July 1978, he was elected a president of
the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and General Commander of the Armed Forces. -
On 17
September 1979, based on a collective decision of all leaders and personnel of the
Armed Forces in appreciation of his efforts to build and develop the Armed Forces
and Security
on modern bases, he was granted the rank of Colonel. - He was elected the
secretary-general of the General People’s Congress party on the 30th of August 1982.
- On 1983,
he was re-elected president of the Yemen Arab Republic and Commander of the Armed
Forces by the people-elected Consultative Council. - On 17 July, he was re-elected
president
of the Yemen Arab Republic and the General Commander of the Armed Forces. - On 20
May, 1990, the Shura council unanimously granted him the rank of General in
appreciation
of his great efforts for the reunification of the nation. - On 22 May 1990, he
raised the flag of the Republic of Yemen in the city of Aden to officially declare
the re-unification
of Yemen (north and south). On the same day, he was elected president of the
Presidential Council of the reunified Yemen (Republic of Yemen). - He was re-elected
President
of the Presidential Council on October 16, 1993, after the first parliamentary
election in Yemen. - He could challenge all attempts to re-divide the nation by the
secessionist
conspiracy. He led battles to defend Yemen's Unity and safeguard democracy during
the war of Summer 1994 until victory was achieved on July 7, 1994. - He was elected
president
of the Republic of Yemen by the Parliament on October 1st, 1994, after
constitutional amendments approved by the Parliament. - On December 24, 1997, he was
granted the rank
of Marshal by the Parliament in appreciation of his contribution to build the modern
state. - He was first directly elected president of the Republic of Yemen on 23
September,
1999, winning 96.2% of the vote, in an internationally observed election. - On
February 20, 2001, a referendum was held and passed, extending presidential terms
from five
to seven years, parliamentary terms from four to six years, and creating a
111-member Shura council, appointed by the president. - In the 2006 presidential
election, held
on September 20, Saleh won with 77.2% of the votes. His main rival, Faisal bin
Shamlan, got only 21.8%. According to the US State Department, "Yemen and President
Saleh,
who did win re-election in those elections, should be congratulated on the fact that
they ran some good elections that met international criteria for free and fair
elections."
Saleh was sworn in for another term on September 27. Strategic development
achievements took place under his leadership: - The rebuilding of Marib great dam, -
The extraction
of oil and gas, - The establishment of the free-zone in Aden, - He is the founder of
modern state of Yemen based on democratic basis, political pluralism and
