Sadiq al-Ahmar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Yemeni politician; leader of the Hashid tribal federation and the Al-Islah tribal confederacy
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Place of Birth: 'Amran Governorate, Yemen
About Sadiq al-Ahmar
- Sheikh Sadiq bin Abdullah bin Hussein bin Nasser al-Ahmar (Arabic: ????? ???? ???????; born 6 October 1956) is a Yemeni politician and the leader of the Hashid tribal federation.
- He succeeded his father Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar in these positions after Abdullah's death in 2007.
- He is best known for his role in the 2011 Yemeni uprising, in which fighters under his command attacked and seized government facilities in the Battle of Sana'a.
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