Ali Salem al-Beidh
Yemeni politician (1939–2026)
Born
Feb 10, 1939 (87)
Birth Place
Ar Raydah Wa Qusayar District
Nationality
Qu'aiti Sultanate
Died
2026-01-17
About
Ali Salem al-Beidh was a Yemeni politician who served as the General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP) in South Yemen and as Vice President of Yemen following the unification in 1990. He left the unification government in 1993, sparking the 1994 civil war in Yemen and then went into exile in Oman. He was a leader of the Southern independence movement known as Al Hirak.