Ahmad al-Ghashmi
President of North Yemen (1941-1978)
Ahmad bin Hussein al-Ghashmi (Arabic: أحمد حسين الغشمي, romanized: Aḥmad Ḥusayn al-Ghašmī; 21 August 1935 – 24 June 1978) was a Yemeni military officer who served as the fourth President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 11 October 1977 until his assassination eight months later. Al-Ghashmi had assumed power when his predecessor, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, was likewise assassinated.
Early life and career
Ahmed al-Ghashmi was born on 21 August 1935 in Hamdan District, Sanaa Governorate, North Yemen. According to some sources he was born in 1938, but according to others he was born in 1941.
After the coup d'état of September 26, 1962 and the subsequent outbreak of the North Yemen Civil War (1962-1970) began. Al-Gashmi defected to the republican side of Abdullah al-Sallal against the royalists under Muhammad al-Badr.
In 1974, al-Ghashmi allied himself with Ibrahim al-Hamdi and other officers in opposition to President Abdul Rahman al-Eryani. This resulted in a coup d'état known as the June 13th Movement, which led to the overthrow of the government and the establishment of a Military Command Council, which al-Ghashmi joined and became a Deputy Chairman. By the time Ibrahim al-Hamdi was president of North Yemen, al-Gashmi was vice president of the Leadership Council and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces.
On 11 October 1977, al-Hamdi was assassinated and al-Ghashmi took over the country.
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