Sadeq Amin Abu Rass
Sadeq Amin Abu Rass (born 1952; Arabic: صادق أمين أبو راس) is the Chairperson of the Sanaa-based General People’s Congress. Sadeq Rass was named the GPC’s Leader on January 7, 2018, following previous leader Ali Abdullah Saleh’s death on December 4, 2017, during the Battle of Sanaa. Sadeq Rass had served as an Agriculture Minister before his appointment,[2] as Governor of Taiz Governorate, and in the Republic of Yemen Armed Forces. He was wounded in the June 2011 assassination attempt on President Ali Abdullah Saleh and was taken to Saudi Arabia for treatment during the Yemeni revolution.[1] Several leaders of the GPC later rejected his appointment.[3]
Sadeq Amin Abu Rass | |
|---|---|
| صادق أمين أبو راس | |
| Chairman of the General People’s Congress (disputed) | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| Member of the Supreme Political Council | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2016 | |
| President | Saleh Ali al-Sammad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 69–70) Bart Al Anan District, Al Jawf Governorate, Yemen Arab Republic[1] |
| Political party | General People’s Congress |
References
- "صادق أبو راس.. خليفة صالح بزعامة المؤتمر الشعبي". January 8, 2018 – via www.aljazeera.net.
- Reuters Staff (January 7, 2018). "Yemeni party names new leader after Saleh killed" – via www.reuters.com.
- "Leaders in the GPC party reject meeting held in Sanaa". The National.
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