Sadeq Amin Abu Rass (Arabic: صادق أمين أبو راس; born 1952) 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[4] and local administration minister before his appointment,[5] 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.[3] Several leaders of the GPC later rejected his appointment.[6] His brother is Faisal Amin Abu Rass.
References
- ^ Tawfeek al-Ganad (20 September 2022). "Weak and Divided, the General People's Congress Turns 40". Sana'a Center For Strategic Studies. Sanaa. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "The General People's Congress in Ma'rib Governorate salutes its leadership, members and supporters on the 40th anniversary of its founding". Al-Methaq News (in Arabic). General People's Congress. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b "صادق أبو راس.. خليفة صالح بزعامة المؤتمر الشعبي". January 8, 2018 – via www.aljazeera.net.
- ^ "Yemeni party names new leader after Saleh killed". U.S. January 7, 2018 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ Whitaker, Joseph (1989). "An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord".
- ^ "Leaders in the GPC party reject meeting held in Sanaa". The National.
External links
Media related to Sadiq Ameen Abu Ras at Wikimedia Commons