Members of the Supreme Political Council in Sana’a have inaugurated on Monday a commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the martyrdom of President Saleh al-Sammad and his companions.
In the inauguration, the attendees praised the leadership and heroic qualities and exploits of the martyred President al-Sammad during his presidency, and his keenness to meet the aspirations of the Yemeni people and build the modern Yemeni state through his project “One hand protects, one hand builds.”
The activities were begun by members of the Supreme Political Council Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, Mohammed al-Nuaimi, Jaber al-Wahbani and Ahmad al-Rahwi, as well as Prime Minister Abdul Aziz bin Habtoor, Speaker of Parliament Yahya Ali Al-Ra’i, and Speaker of the Shura Council, Mohammed al-Aidarous, and Supreme Judge Ahmed al-Mutawakil.
Saleh Ali al-Sammad was the first president of Yemen under the National Salvation Government, and was martyred in an attack by the Saudi coalition in 2018.