Background
First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Sallal was born in the village of Sha"asan, Sanhan district, the son of a Yemeni farmer whose origins trace back to the First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jawf tribes. His father died when he was at a young age.
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First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Sallal was born in the village of Sha"asan, Sanhan district, the son of a Yemeni farmer whose origins trace back to the First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jawf tribes. His father died when he was at a young age.
He served as the first President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 27 September 1962 to 5 November 1967. First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Sallal led the revolutionary forces that deposed King Muhammad al-Badr and brought the Mutawakkalite Kingdom of Yemen to an education Yemen"s President Abdullah al-Sallal negotiated with tribal leaders after the revolution to help cement the republic, he was later ousted in a bloodless coup led by Abdul Rahman First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Iryani.
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.
Though not a member of the social elite in Yemen, First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Sallal was widely respected by the military community as a competent and brazen officer