Ali Al-Olufi’s 40th Day Commemoration [Archives:2000/30/Front Page]

The 40th day commemoration ceremony for the late Ali Al-Olufi, 60, Chief Editor of Al-Rai Al-Aam newspaper was held last Thursday July 20 at the Cultural Center in Sanaa.
The ceremony started with the speech of Sheikh Hamid Al-Ahmar on behalf of his father, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Hussein Al-Ahmar, Speaker of the Parliament. The speech focused on the personal experience and relationship of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ahmar and the memorable events of Al-Olufi since the 1963 revolution until his death.
In the speech of Mr. Mahboob Ali, Chairman of the Yemen Journalists Syndicate, he pointed out Al-Olufi’s signal contributions to the press in writing stories with courage and faith in what he was doing.
Walid, son of the late Olufi, expressed in his speech the family’s deep bereavement at the sad demise of his father who had become a prominent figure in the Yemeni press.
After the ceremony was over, participants viewed the photo exhibition of the late Olufi which gave a panoramic view about many of his activities.
 

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