Ali Nasser Al-Qardai
Ali Nasser Al-Qardai | |
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| علي ناصر القردعي | |
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| Born | 1885 |
| Died | 1948 (aged 62–63) |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, revolutionary and tribal leader |
| Known for | Assassination of Imam Yahya |
| Title | Chief of Murad Tribes |
| Movement | Free Yemeni Movement |
Ali Nasser Al-Qardai (Arabic: علي ناصر القردعي:1885–1948) was a Yemeni poet, revolutionary and tribal leader.[1] He is best known for his assassination of the then ruling king of Yemen, Imam Yahya, during the Alwaziri coup.
Biography
[edit]Ali was born in 1885 in Al-Rahaba district, Marib Governorate (then under Ottoman rule).[2][3] He received no formal education. Instead, he hired a private teacher. In 1925, he succeeded his father as chief of Murad tribes. Al-Qardai opposed Imam Yahya and criticized his rule using poetry. After Imam failed to buy his loyalty and influence his tribes, he sent a military campaign to arrest him in 1929.[4] Tribes led by Ali resisted the campaign, but he and his brother Ahmed were imprisoned two years later. His brother was sentenced to death, and he was imprisoned until he escaped in 1936.[5]
In 1940, he joined the Free Yemeni Movement that planned the Alwaziri coup. He was tasked with assassinating Imam Yahya. On 17 February 1948, Al-Qardai shot and killed the Imam in an ambush outside of Sana'a.[6][4] The coup failed and was quelled by the son of Imam Yahya, Ahmed bin Yahya. Al-Qardai was arrested in Khawlan. He was beheaded and his head was hung for two months at the gate of Sana'a.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Who is Ali Nasser Al-Qarda'ee, the man Yemenis around the country are remembering on February 17th?". Almasdar Online. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "الشيخ الشهيد / علي ناصر القردعي" [Martyr Sheikh / Ali Nasser Al-Qardai]. Marebpress (in Arabic). 26 November 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ a b "الشهيد علي ناصر القردعي..الثائر الذي ألقى الطاغية صريعاً – سبتمبر نت" (in Arabic). 1 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ a b "علي ناصر القردعي" [Ali Nasser Al-Qardai]. 14october (in Arabic). 7 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "علي ناصر القردعي: الثائر الاستثنائي". نشوان نيوز (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ الفضيل, د زيد (12 December 2012). الحركة الثقافية في اليمن (in Arabic). دار سيبويه للطباعة والنشر والتوزيع.
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