Funeral Ceremony Held for Yemeni Army Chief of Staff

The funeral ceremony for the martyred Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Army, General Muhammed Al-Ghammari, began in the country's capital, Sanaa.

News ID: 86828

Date: 20 October 2025 - 11:26

TEHRAN (Defapress) - According to Al-Mayadeen, the funeral ceremony for the martyred Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Army, General Muhammed Al-Ghammari, began in the country's capital, Sanaa.

Martyr Al-Ghammari, who was martyred in an Israeli airstrike last week, is known as one of the prominent commanders of the Ansar Allah movement and played a key role in military operations over the past 20 years.

The funeral ceremony began at 10 am in Sabeen Square in Sanaa after the funeral prayer and was attended by thousands of Yemeni people, military officials, and Ansar Allah leaders. The coffin carrying Al-Ghammari’s body, along with his son and bodyguards who were martyred in the same attack, was carried through the crowd. Participants waved the flags of Yemen and Palestine and chanted slogans in support of the resistance.

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According to Al-Mayadeen, “the atmosphere of the ceremony was a combination of sadness, pride, and commitment to continuing the path of jihad.”

At the ceremony, Allama Shams al-Din Sharaf al-Din, the Grand Mufti of Yemen, emphasized that cooperation with Israel and the United States is a sign of apostasy from Islam, adding that those who are aware of the existence of spies and do not report them to the legal authorities will be complicit in the crime.

He also addressed the audience, saying: “This great calamity is a divine test for the believers in the way of God and in supporting the oppressed.”

In recent days, large-scale demonstrations have been held in Sanaa and other provinces, and millions of people have participated in supporting Gaza and mourning for martyr Al-Ghammari.

On October 14, the Yemeni Armed Forces issued a statement announcing the martyrdom of Major General Mohammed Abdul Karim Al-Ghammari, Chief of the Joint Staff of the Yemeni Army, along with his 13-year-old son.

Also, Major General Yousef Hassan Al-Madani has been appointed as the successor to Martyr Al-Ghammari.