Ali Abdul Mughni
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| Native name | علي عبد المغني |
| Born | 1935 As Saddah District, Ibb Governorate, Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen |
| Died | 8 October 1962 (aged 26–27) Sirwah District , Marib Governorate |
| Allegiance |  North Yemen |
| Service/ | North Yemeni Army |
| Years of service | 1958–1962 |
| Rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Commands held | Free Offers Organization |
| Battles/wars | North Yemen Civil War † |
Ali Abdul Mughni (Arabic: علي عبد المغني; 1935– 8 October 1962) was a Yemeni military officer and revolutionary.[1] He was one of principal leaders of the Yemeni revolution of 1962 that toppled the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, leading to the establishment of the Yemen Arab Republic.[2][3] He has been known as "the Architect of the 1962 Revolution.[4][5]
Biography[edit]
Abdul Mughni was born in 1935 in Al-Masqah village, Al Saddah District, Ibb Governorate. In 1948 he moved to Sana'a to continue his basic education at Al-Aytam school, and in 1958 he joined the Yemeni Military Academy. He participated in establishing and leading Free Officers Organization, a group of army officers, that played a key role in the revolution with a coup d'état to depose Imam Ahmad bin Yahya and announced the 26 September Revolution on Radio Sanaa, declaring the Yemen Arab Republic in 1962.[6][4] Ali led a military campaign against the royalists led by Hassan ibn Yahya in Marib and was killed in action in Sirwah on 8 October 1962.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "علي عبدالمغني.. دينامو الثورة السبتمبرية ورائدها الأول – الثورة نت" [Ali Abdul-Mughni.. The dynamo of the September Revolution and its first pioneer]. الثورة نت (in Arabic). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "مالا تعرفه عن مؤسس تنظيم الضباط الأحرار في ثورة 26 سبتمبر (صور)" [What you do not know about founder of Free Officers Organization in September 26 Revolution]. Elyamnelaraby (in Arabic). 23 September 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "الشهيد/علي عبد المغني" [Martyr Ali Abdul-Mughni]. www.almotamar.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ a b "علي عبدالمغني .. مهندس الثورة اليمنية و أول شهدائها - موقع الحرف 28 الإخباري" [Ali Abdul-Mughni.. Architect of the Yemeni Revolution and its first martyr]. alharf28 (in Arabic). 25 September 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ Miglietta, John P. (2002). American Alliance Policy in the Middle East, 1945-1992: Iran, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-0304-3.
- ^ Rogers, Joshua. "Importing the Revolution: Institutional change and the Egyptian presence in Yemen 1962-1967" (PDF). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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