President grieves Abu Shawareb’s death [Archives:2004/792/Local News]

President Ali Abdullah Saleh has consoled all Yemenis on the death of Gen. Mujahid Bin Yahya Abu Shawareb in a car accident that occurred on Nov. 17 on the highway between Sana'a and Abs District, Hajah Province.
In his condolence notice, Saleh expressed his sorrow over the death of Abu Shawareb, who was also an advisor to the president, saying that he lost a close brother and friend whose life was full of heroic exploits.
The president said this loss makes hearts bleed with sorrow and that the nation lost one of its brave sons who spent his life serving our homeland and protecting the republican system.
“He was an example of the heroic leadership since his youth that he spent in the trenches of battlefields, stabilizing the principles of freedom, justice, and equality which he powerfully believed in,” Saleh said.
Abu Shawareb, 66, occupied several senior positions including governor of Hajah, leader of Al-Majd Forces, member of the Revolutionary Command Council, Deputy Prime Minister for Interior Affairs, member of the Al-Shwra Council and finally advisor to the president.
The president sent condolence letters to his son Jubran Mujahid Abu Shawareb, Parliament Member, Sheik Abdullah Al-Ahmar and Askar Bin Yahya Abu Shawareb conveying his grief and appealing to Allah to have mercy on the deceased and wishing his family members patience.
Sheik Abdullah Bin Hussein Al-Ahmar, Speaker of the Parliament, consoled the Yemeni and Islamic nation, describing the deceased as being more than his in-law but a close companion in all struggles for protecting the revolution and the republic.
He mentioned that the family will receive the condolences at Apollo Hall, 60th St., Sana'a. The condolence notice included the autobiography of Abu Shawareb.
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