Muhammad Saleh al-Aulaqi

Muhammad Saleh al-Aulaqi (1940 – 30 April 1973)[1] was a Yemeni politician and diplomat. Aulaqi was the minister of foreign affairs of South Yemen and advocated for the unification of Yemen.[2] On 30 April 1973, a South Yemen Air Force transport aircraft carrying diplomats on a tour of South Yemen crashed, killing all 25 people on board, including himself and several ambassadors.[3]

References

  1. ^ "ملفات وتحقيقات - من تاريخ رجالات اليمن.. محمد صالح عولقي أبرز ضحايا طائرة الغدر".
  2. ^ "ARR: Arab Report and Record". 1973.
  3. ^ Aviation Safety Network Accident Description