President Abdullah al-Sallal. Numan served from 20 April to 6 July 1965. Numan's second term was under President Abdul Rahman al-Iryani, from 3 May to 24 August 1971. Numan withdrew from politics completely when his son Muhammad Ahmad Numan was assassinated. He spent the rest of his life in Saudi Arabia and Cairo. References 1909 births 1996 deaths People from Taiz Governorate Prime Ministers of North Yemen 20th-century Yemeni politicians Yemeni educators 20th-century Yemeni educators