Abdul Salam Sabrah

Abdul Salam Sabrah (* 1912 in North Yemen, † 2012) (Arabic: عبد السلام صبره ) was a Yemeni politician. He was from 1967 to 1971 and Vice Premier 1969-1971 three times briefly interim Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic ( North Yemen ).

Because he participated in an attempted coup after the killing Imam (king) Yahya Abdul Salam Sabrah had sat in 1948 along with Abdul Rahman al - Iriani in prison. Although Abdul Salam Sabrah had then heard along with Abdullah as- Sallal and Hassan al - Amri in September 1962 the leading organizers in the overthrow of the monarchy, he rose within the Republican leadership to take time. In al - Amri Cabinet 1965 he was initially only Postmaster General ( Communications Minister ). Only after as- Sallals fall Abdul Salam Sabrah was from December 1967 Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in various guided by al- Amri governments.

As Deputy Prime Minister, he led by al - Amri resignation on July 9, 1969, the first official business, until Muhsin al - Aini was asked to form a new government - and further, as al - Aini failed at the task. On September 2, In 1969 he handed over the affairs instead of Kurshumi Abdullah, who took him as deputy prime minister in his cabinet. In al - Kurshumis resignation was followed in February 1970 but still al - Aini and also in his cabinet Sabrah was Deputy Prime Minister.

After also al - Aini had to resign on February 26, 1971, it was again Sabrah, continued the office until the May 3, 1971 Ahmad Muhammad Numan, a new government was formed, of another cabinet al - Amri was followed in August 1971. A third and final time led Sabrah as vice premier government affairs continue to al- Amri TERMINATION resignation on September 5, 1971 to September 18, al - Aini again formed a government and decided instead Sabrah for Ibrahim al - Hamdi as Vice- Premier and Minister of the Interior.