Born in March Saleh was born in the town of Bait el-Ahmar in the Al-Ahmar family Saleh religion is Zaydi Shia Muslim By. Mowafaq Nasr Born in March Saleh was born in the town of Bait el-Ahmar in the Al-Ahmar family Saleh religion is Zaydi Shia Muslim By. Mowafaq Nasr

Saleh obtained less than an elementary school education. He joined the North Yemeni armed forces in 1958 and the North Yemen Military Academy in 1960, and became a corporal. Three years later, he was commissioned from the ranks as a second lieutenant. In 1977, the President of North Yemen, Ahmed bin Hussein al- Ghashmi, appointed him as military governor of Ta'izz.

Saleh is a Yemeni politician who was President of Yemen from 1990 to Saleh is a Yemeni politician who was President of Yemen from 1990 to Saleh previously served as President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 1978 until 1990 upon the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen in 1990, he became President of Yemen Saleh previously served as President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 1978 until 1990 upon the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen in 1990, he became President of Yemen By. Mowafaq Nasr By. Mowafaq Nasr

is a Yemeni politician who was President of Yemen from 1990 to 2012 Saleh previously served as President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 1978 until in 1990; upon the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen in 1990, he became President of Yemen. This is south Yemen before 1990 This is north Yemen Before 1990

After more than 33 years in power, Saleh signed the Gulf Cooperation Council agreement in November 2011, paving the way for his vice president to become acting president until February 21, 2012; at that point the vice president would be elected to the presidency. On January 22, 2012, the Yemeni parliament passed a law that granted Saleh immunity from being prosecuted and he left Yemen for treatment in the United States. Saleh stepped down and formally ceded power to his deputy Abd Rabbuh Mansur Al- Hadi at the Presidential Palace on 27 February Abd Rabbuh Mansur Al-Hadi Gulf Cooperation Council By mowafaq Nasr