Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi
Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi (22 July 1929 – 10 June 2006) (Arabic: عبد الكريم عبد الله العرشي, romanized: ʿAbd al-Karīm ʿAbd Allāh al-ʿArāshī), was a Yemeni politician who served as the President of the Yemen Arab Republic briefly from 24 June to 18 July 1978. He was preceded by Ahmed Al-Ghashmi and succeeded by Ali Abdullah Saleh. He also served as Vice President of Yemen Arab Republic, from 1978 to 1990, and the Speaker of the Constituent People's Assembly (Parliament) from 1978 to 1988, and the president of the Shura Council from 1988 to 1990.
Abdul Karim Abdullah Al-Arashi | |
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عبد الكريم عبد الله العرشي | |
Al-Arashi in 1990 | |
| President of North Yemen (Chairman of the Presidential Council of Yemen Arab Republic) | |
| In office 24 June 1978 – 18 July 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani |
| Deputy | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| Preceded by | Ahmad al-Ghashmi |
| Succeeded by | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| Vice President of North Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic) | |
| In office 11 October 1977 – 24 June 1978 | |
| President | Ahmad al-Ghashmi |
| Preceded by | Ahmad al-Ghashmi |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| First Vice President of Yemen Arab Republic | |
| In office July 1978 – May 1990 | |
| President | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| President of the North Yemen legislature | |
| In office February 1978 – 22 May 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1929 Sana’a, Yemen |
| Died | 10 June 2006 (aged 71) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
A statement by the president's office noted that Al-Arashi played an important role in the 1962 Yemeni revolution and in defending its goals. “Throughout the various positions he held, he proved to be steadfast and highly competent,” the statement indicated.
He died on June 10, 2006, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia aged 71.