Salim Rubai Ali Explained

Salem Rubaya Ali
Native Name Lang:ar
Office:2nd President of South Yemen
Term Start:22 June 1969
Term End:26 June 1978
Predecessor:Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi
Successor:Ali Nasir Muhammad
Birth Date:17 June 1934
Birth Place:Aden Protectorate
Death Date:26 June 1978 (aged 44)
Death Place:Aden, South Yemen
Death Cause:Execution by firing squad
Party:National Liberation Front
Nationality:South Yemen
Occupation:Chairman of the Presidential Council

Salem Rubai Ali (;[1] 17 June 1934 – 26 June 1978[2]), known by his comrades as Salemeen (Arabic: سالمين), was the Marxist head of state of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) from 22 June 1969 until his execution[3] on 26 June 1978.

Ali led the left wing of the National Front for the Liberation of South Yemen (NLF),[4] which forced the British to withdraw from southern Yemen on 29 November 1967. Ali's radical Marxist faction gained dominance over the more moderate President Qahtan al-Shaabi's elements, allowing Ali to seize power; he retained the title of Chairman of the Presidential Council throughout his term, even as the NLF changed the name of the country from the People's Republic of South Yemen to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in 1970.

Ali's National Front joined with other parties in 1975, creating the United Political Organisation NF (التنظيم السياسي الموحد الجبهة القومية), all rival parties having been outlawed earlier. He opposed the idea of the Yemeni Socialist Party's (YSP) future creation promoted by Abdul Fattah Ismail. He appointed Muhammad Ali Haitham as his Prime Minister when he became chairman. Haitham served until August 1971, when he was replaced by Ali Nasir Muhammad. In 1978, the collective leadership of the YSP led by Abdul Fattah Ismail overthrew and executed Ali.[5]

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  1. http://proekt-wms.narod.ru/states/salem_rabee.jpg Alternate spellings of Salem Rubaya Ali's name, including Salem Rubaya Ali
  2. Web site: أخبار محلية - تفاصيل تكشف لأول مرة عن الرئيس سالمين بشهادة جنرال روسي. 2021-06-16. 2022-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20221112065649/https://www.alwattan.net/news/143239. live.
  3. Web site: في ذكرى اغتيال الرئيس سالم ربيع علي سالمين. 2019-05-31. 2019-05-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20190531101433/https://shabwaah-press.info/news/52359. live.
  4. http://www.al-ayyam.info/IssuesFiles/0ce91cd3-e20d-4152-ba38-5ddc39265a54/Walde.jpg National Front for the Liberation of South Yemen (NF) infosite
  5. News: Howe . Marvine . Southern Yemen Blends Marxism With Islam and Arab Nationalism . The New York Times . 25 May 1979 . 14 September 2023 . 14 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230914232805/https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/25/archives/southern-yemen-blends-marxism-with-islam-and-arab-nationalism.html . live .