Saleh Ali al-Sammad

Saleh Ali al-Sammad (Arabic: صالح علي الصماد; 1 January 1979 – 19 April 2018^[3]) was a Yemeni political figure from the Houthi movement. He served as the president of Yemen's Supreme Political Council until his death.

Saleh Ali al-Sammad صالح علي الصماد
President of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen
In office 15 August 2016 – 19 April 2018
Prime Minister	Talal Aklan (Acting) Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour
Deputy	Qassem Labozah
Preceded by	Mohammed Ali al-Houthi (President of the Revolutionary Committee)
Succeeded by	Mahdi al-Mashat (Acting)
Personal details
Born	(1979-01-01)1 January 1979 Bani Ma'az, Sahar District, North Yemen (now Yemen)
Died	19 April 2018(2018-04-19) (aged 39)[1] Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen
Cause of death	LJ-7 missile[2]
Alma mater	Sana'a University
Military service
Allegiance	Houthis
Battles/wars	Houthi insurgency in Yemen
*Sammad's term has been disputed by Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.

On April 23, 2018, Houthi officials announced al-Sammad was killed in a Saudi-led coalition drone airstrike.^[4][5]