Faysal al-Shaabi
Faysal Abd al-Latif al-Shaabi | |
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فيصل عبد اللطيف الشعبي | |
Faysal in 1969 | |
| 1st Prime Minister of the People's Republic of South Yemen | |
| In office 6 April 1969 – 22 June 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Ali Haitham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1935 Lahij, Sultanate of Lahej, Bombay Presidency, Aden Protectorate, British India |
| Died | 2 April 1970 (aged 34–35) Aden, South Yemen |
| Political party | NLF |
| Relations | Zainab al-Shaabi (sister) Qahtan al-Shaabi (cousin and brother-in-law) |
| Parent | Sheik Abd al-Latif Abd al-Qawi al-Shaabi |
Faysal Abd al-Latif al-Shaabi (Arabic: فيصل عبد الطيف الشعبي; 1935 – 2 April 1970) was briefly the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of South Yemen, from 6 April 1969 until the political coup (Corrective Move) that led to Salim Ali Rubai's ascendance to power on 22 June 1969. Al-Shaabi was appointed prime minister by President Qahtan Mohammed al-Shaabi. After being ousted, al-Shaabi was kept under house arrest, but was moved to a detention camp at the end of March 1970. On 3 April 1970, the government radio in Aden broadcast a report that al-Shaabi "was fatally wounded when he tried to escape the detention camp."