Preceded by Ahmad al-Ghashmi Succeeded by Ali Abdullah Saleh President Ahmad al-Ghashmi Role Politician | Preceded by Ahmad al-Ghashmi Name Abdul Abdullah Political party None (Military) | |
Born 1 December 1934
Sana'a, North Yemen ( 1934-12-01 ) Died June 10, 2006, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
Prime Minister Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani Vice President Ali Abdullah Saleh | ||
Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi (1 December 1934 - 10 June 2006) (Arabic: عبد الكريم عبد الله العرشي) 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 and as speaker of the Constituent People's Assembly.
He died on June 10, 2006 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [1]
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