Ibrahim al-Hamadi

Lieutenant-Colonel Ibrahim el-Hamdi (1943 - October 11, 1977) ( _ar. إبراهيم الحمدي) was the leader of a military "coup d'etat" in Yemen Arab Republic that overthrew the regime of President Abdul Rahman al-Iryani on June 13, 1974. After the revolt, he was President of the Military Command Council that governed the country. During his rule, he cemented the central government's control over the country, planned on ending tribal loyalty, and Yemen's medieval "social classes" by proclaiming all Yemenis as equal, and improved relations with Saudi Arabia. He also planned on improving ties with Marxist People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, he was murdered by Saudi Arabian funded agents looking to slow down Yemen's unification ambitions with the South.