Back عبد الفتاح إسماعيل الجوفي Arabic عبدالفتاح اسماعيل الجوفى ARZ Abd al-Fattah Ismail German Abdelfatá Ismaíl Spanish Abdul Fattah Ismail Basque عبدالفتاح اسماعیل الجوفی Persian Abdel Fattah Ismaïl French ’Abdul Fattah Isma’il ID Abd al-Fattah Isma'il Italian Abdel Fattah Ismail Dutch
Abdul Fattah Ismail | |
|---|---|
عبد الفتاح إسماعيل | |
 Abdul Fattah Ismail in 1979 | |
| Chairman of the Presidium of Supreme People's Council (South Yemen)[1] | |
| In office 1970 – 21 April 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ali Nasir Muhammad |
| 1st General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party | |
| In office 21 December 1978 – 21 April 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Position established (himself as Secretary-General of the National Front) |
| Succeeded by | Ali Nasir Muhammad |
| Secretary-General of the National Front[2] | |
| In office 22 June 1969 – 21 December 1978 | |
| President | Salim Rubai Ali |
| Preceded by | Qahtan al-Shaabi |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (himself as General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1939 Ta'izz, Kingdom of Yemen |
| Died | 13 January 1986 (aged 46) Aden, South Yemen |
| Political party | Yemeni Socialist Party |
| Residence | Aden |
| Profession | Oil refinery worker, teacher |
| Awards |  Order of Friendship of Peoples |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  NLF South Yemen |
| Battles/wars | Aden Emergency |
Abdul Fattah Ismail Ali Al-Jawfi (Arabic: عبد الفتاح إسماعيل علي الجوفي, romanized: ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ Ismāʿīl; 28 July 1939 – 13 January 1986) was a Yemeni Marxist politician and revolutionary who was the de facto leader of South Yemen from 1978 to 1980 after the overthrow of President Salim Rubaya Ali. He served as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (head of state) and founder, chief ideologue and first leader of the Yemeni Socialist Party from 21 December 1978 to 21 April 1980. He died under mysterious circumstances during the 1986 South Yemen Civil War and his body was never found.[3]
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