Najeeb Qahtan Al-Sha'abi
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Najeeb Qahtan Al-Sha'abi (born 1953 in Sha'ab
, Lahj, Yemen
) is a Yemeni politician who was a candidate in the 1999 presidential election in Yemen
. He ran as an Independent, despite being a member of the General People's Congress, against President Ali Abdullah Saleh
. He received 3.8% of the vote.
He is the son of Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi, the first president of South Yemen.
Sha'ab
Sha'ab is an Israeli-Arab town in the North District of Israel. It has 5,442 dunams of land under its jurisdiction and in 2006 had a population of 6,000.-History:...
, Lahj, Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
) is a Yemeni politician who was a candidate in the 1999 presidential election in Yemen
Yemeni presidential election, 1999
Direct Presidential elections were held in Yemen for the first time on 23 September 1999. Candidates had to be approved by at least 10% of MPs; however, in practice this meant that only two parties, the ruling General People's Congress and the Yemeni Congregation for Reform had enough seats to...
. He ran as an Independent, despite being a member of the General People's Congress, against President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh is the first President of the Republic of Yemen. Saleh previously served as President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 1978 until 1990, at which time he assumed the office of chairman of the Presidential Council of a post-unification Yemen. He is the...
. He received 3.8% of the vote.
He is the son of Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi, the first president of South Yemen.