{"id":"ahmad-al-ghashmi","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-al-ghashmi","language":"en","name":"Ahmad al-Ghashmi","name_en":"Ahmad al-Ghashmi","name_ne":null,"description":"President of North Yemen (1941-1978)","headline":"President of North Yemen (1941-1978)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Ahmad bin Hussein al-Ghashmi was a Yemeni military officer who served as the fourth President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 11 October 1977 until his assassination eight months later. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ahmad al-Ghashmi.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Ahmad al-Ghashmi\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-al-ghashmi. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:58:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-al-ghashmi","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-al-ghashmi","ne":null}}