Abdullah as-Sallal

Abdullah as-Sallal
President of North Yemen
In office 27 September 1962 – 5 November 1967
Prime Minister	Himself Abdul Latif Dayfallah Abdul Rahman al-Iryani Hassan al-Amri Hamoud al-Gayifi Hassan al-Amri Ahmad Muhammad Numan Hassan al-Amri
Preceded by	Position estabilished
Succeeded by	Abdul Rahman al-Iryani
Prime Minister of North Yemen
In office 28 September 1962 – 26 April 1963
President	Himself
Preceded by	Position estabilished
Succeeded by	Abdul Latif Dayfallah
In office 6 July 1965 – 21 July 1965
President	Himself
Preceded by	Ahmad Muhammad Numan
Succeeded by	Hassan al-Amri
In office 18 September 1966 – 5 November 1967
President	Himself
Preceded by	Hassan al-Amri
Succeeded by	Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini
Personal details
Born	9 January 1917(1917-01-09) San'a, Yemen
Died	5 March 1994(1994-03-05) (aged 77) San'a, Yemen
Political party	None (Military)
Religion	Islam

Abdullah al-Sallal (January 9, 1917 – March 5, 1994) (Arabic: عبد الله السلال‎) was the leader of the North Yemeni Revolution of 1962. He served as the first President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 27 September 1962 to 5 November 1967.

Al-Sallal led the revolutionary forces that deposed King Muhammad al-Badr and deposed the Mutawakkalite Kingdom of Yemen. He presided over the newly founded Republic, with close ties to Egypt as the YAR's strongest ally in the war against the Mutawakkalite royalists that lasted into 1968. Yemen's President Abdullah al-Sallal negotiated with tribal leaders.

Six different men held the position of Prime Minister under as-Sallal, including al-Sallal himself three times. He held both titles from the formation of the republic until 26 April 1963, when he appointed Abdul Latif Dayfallah, as well as briefly in 1965 and from 18 September 1966 until the end of his presidency. Abdul Rahman al-Iryani, as-Sallal's successor to the presidency in 1967, served as Prime Minister in 1963 and 1964. Hassan al-Amri held the post three times.

Political offices
Preceded by Position estabilished	Prime Minister of North Yemen 1962–1963	Succeeded by Abdul Latif Dayfallah
Preceded by Ahmad Muhammad Numan	Prime Minister of North Yemen 1965	Succeeded by Hassan al-Amri
Preceded by Hassan al-Amri	Prime Minister of North Yemen 1966–1967	Succeeded by Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini
Preceded by Position estabilished	President of North Yemen 1962–1967	Succeeded by Abdul Rahman al-Iryani

Persondata
Name	Sallal
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	9 January 1917
Place of birth	San'a, Yemen
Date of death	5 March 1994
Place of death	San'a, Yemen