Naddam Sadah

Naddam Freid Sadah is a Margoran politician who serves as the 2nd and current President of Margora, succeeding Dakka Mathias due to resignation. He also served as the 1st Vice President of Margora, and the 67th Vice President of Louia.

Early Life and career

Naddam Sadah was born on February 13, 1926. He was one of six children to Atoinette Frudoi (1887-1956) and Freidman Sadah (1894-1983). His father worked in a nearby factory in downtown Great City, where he was born. When Sadah was seven years old, he began playing multiple musical instruments including the trumpet, the piano, and the violin. His parents noticed his musical talents and enrolled him into the Musical School for the Young, a popular music school for students between the ages of 6 and 15. Sadah graduated and carried his musical talents into college, where he majored in music performance at the age of just 16. Sometime along the way, Sadah got an interest in politics, and he minored in political science. Sadah went on to get an associate's degree in music performance, and at the age of 18, when most people were just beginning to graduate high school, Sadah continued his collegiate career in pursuance of a doctorate degree in political science. After eight years of work towards a Ph.D, and the longest written dissertation at the college (342 pages), Sadah graduated at the age of 30.

Early Political Career

Deputy Mayorship

After graduating college, Sadah quickly entered the political arena, but not as a well-known political figure. From 1957 to 1975, Sadah was the deputy mayor of Great City, under the mayoral leadership of right-wing politician James Cornwallis, who served from 1957 to 1975, the longest serving mayor in the country of Louia. Upon the death of Cornwallis (Age 76) in 1976, Sadah quickly stepped down from the deputy position, which caused a citizenry uproar, considering he was the deputy mayor, which's duty is to take upon the mayor position in case the current mayor is unable to serve. Many people in the city and in the country attacked him, one saying to a news organization, "if he wanted the job, and didn't fulfill the main purpose of the job, then what is the point in announcing candidacy for that position. This clearly tells you it won't let him go very far in his political career." Little did the citizens of Great City know, Sadah would be in that exact position 41 years later, succeeding former President Dakka Mathias.

Louia Republican Party Campaign Committee Chairman

In early 1977, once the deputy mayor firestorm calmed, Sadah ran for the Chairman of the Louia Republican Party Campaign Committee. This was the campaign headquarters for any candidate wishing to run in the Louian Republican Party. In some instance, the organization would help run up to 65 campaigns at a time. On June 13, the chairman election was held and Sadah won in a landslide over other candidate, Kristen Clark. Sadah took office on June 14, 1977, and served up until the collapse of the organization in May of 2002. Sadah was the first and last chairman of the organization. He helped run 647 campaigns, including ones for Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Governor, Senate, House of Representatives, Louia Republican Committees, Town Council Chairmen, and Town Council Vice Chairmen. Out of the 647 campaigns ran by Sadah, 392 won a spot in one of the offices aforementioned. On May 22, 2002, the Louian Republican Party Council voted unanimously (15-0) to abolish the committee, due to lack of funding for campaigns, and lack of candidates registering for the help provided.

Vice President of Louia (2004-2008)

Campaign

After the LRPC voted to abolish the Louian Republican Party Campaign Committee, Sadah attracted the attention of politicians nation-wide, and of Presidential Candidate Greg Knox. On December 13, 2002, Knox announced that he would be running for President of Louia, and on December 15, he asked Sadah if he would like to be his running mate. Sadah reluctantly accepted the offer on December 18. In a press conference, Sadah said "It is my honor to be running alongside an amazing man, and an amazing politician, Mr. Greg Knox. Not only will he run an iron campaign, he will be well-representing the LRP. I don't know of anybody who would be a better choice for the Presidency." The campaign ran all of 2003, and election day was on January 15, 2004. Knox and Sadah were ahead in the national polls by nearly 20% over opposition Dan Rhyder.

Vice Presidency

The transition from a Socialist Party President (Davis Stevenson) to a Republican Party President was specifically hard. Many political demonstrations took place outside the capitol and even unrest took place, leading to arrests and enhanced security around the Supreme Residence of the President. Ironically, all of this took place in the transition period, meaning President Stevenson was still in office. Sadah faced many threats of violence leading into his term. Thankfully, the entirety of the Knox Administration was peaceful and without much political unrest throughout the country. By the time the next election took place in 2006, Knox's approval rating was well above Stevenson's at 61%, compared to Stevenson's 49% (2004) by the end-of-term election.

Trips Abroad

Sadah wasn't much of a traveler during his time as Vice President, but he did make a few abroad appearances.

Approval Rating

Sadah's Vice Presidential approval rating was the highest approval rating since the 33rd Vice President, Woodrow Taft III, who's approval rating was a whopping 76%.

Poll	Rating	Date Taken
Louian Polling Agency	61%	April 30, 2004
Louian Polling Agency	64%	July 30, 2004
Louian Polling Agency	63%	October 30, 2004
Louian Polling Agency	65%	January 30, 2005
Louian Polling Agency	67%	April 30, 2005
Louian Polling Agency	66%	July 30, 2005
Louian Polling Agency	69%	October 30, 2005
Louian Polling Agency	67%	January 30, 2006
Louian Polling Agency	66%	April 30, 2006
Louian Polling Agency	65%	July 30, 2006
Louian Polling Agency	65%	October 30, 2006
Louian Polling Agency	65%	January 30, 2007
Louian Polling Agency	68%	April 30, 2007
Louian Polling Agency	67%	July 30, 2007
Louian Polling Agency	67%	Ocober 30, 2007
Louian Polling Agency	68%	January 30, 2008
Louian Polling Agency	69%	March 30, 2008

Transfer of Power

Knox and Sadah peacefully transferred their administration over to current incumbent President James Burns, and 68th Vice President Carl Greene Jr., who served until his resignation on November 30, 2010. Knox would go on to be the military commander during the Tuvavilu War, coexisting with the governmental oppression of the Ikkman Empire.

Ikkman Empire Government Collapse

In 2010, the Ikkman Empire faced its worst economic oppression ever, leaving nearly all citizens without jobs, or money. The incumbent Prime Minister at the time, Daniel Carpenter said that he would be resigning due to the collapse, saying there is nothing to fight for anymore. That abandonment would eventually lead to his imprisonment during the Tuvavilu/Margoran/Ikkman/Louian conflict. He is currently in the custody of Margoran forces and behind bars. By April of 2010, most governmental representatives had stepped down or fled the country. On May 21, 2010 the citizens in the capital city of Nocogi held a Snap Election to elect a new Prime Minister. No candidate ran for the office, so the citizens elected Marshal Peter Firth as Prime Minister with a 13-4 vote count, the 4 other votes going to former Prime Minister Carpenter, despite his fleeing into the Margoran Territory. Naddam Sadah was residing in Great City during the time of the collapse, and stayed there until floods of immigrants poured over the Ikkman/Louian border. By February of 2011, King Detris V had fled the country, and Prime Minister Firth had resigned and fled the nation as well.

Establishment of Oligarchy

The citizens never elected a new Prime Minister, and instead established an Oligarchy, where a small group of citizens took over. But in this instance, it was a vast majority of the populace. This all happened in the latter stages of March of 2011. By April, the Ikkman military stepped down, leaving Tuvavilan and Louian military forces to stampede the nation and take over the capital. The military forces overwhelmingly overpowered the few military personnel protecting the Oligarchy at large, and the forces seized the Oligarchy government on April 17, 2011. To this day, it is known as the "Ikkman Oligarchy Collapse" or "The Ikkman Failure for a Last Stand". This was, officially, the total collapse of the Ikkman government.

Fighting over the Territory

In May of 2011, Tuvavilu media put out a statement saying that they "claim" the area of seize, and that infuriated President James Burns of Louia, and Territorial Governor Dakka Mathias of Margora Territory, which was under the order of Tuvavilu. This argument sparked Louia to stampede across Tuvavilu's border, killing all border guards and agents. This is what officially started what became known as the Tuvavilu War.

Tuvavilu War

Th official start of the Tuvavilu War was on May 23, 2011, with the Louia/Tuvavilu Border Skirmish. By this time, Naddam Sadah was in Margora Territory, residing at the far southern part of the state to avoid any conflict. He was guarded heavily by secret service, police, and bodyguards since he was former Vice President of Louia. Louia government mandates that all former Presidents and Vice Presidents receive secret service personnel.

Result and Death Toll

The Tuvavilu War is often referred to as the biggest blood bath in either Louia or Tuvavilu national history. In total, 59,305,147 lives were lost and more than $3 trillion in damages were reported. Eventually, it was a win for the Margora Territory, under military leadership of Dakka Mathias at the time. With the backing of Louia, Margora was able to declare its independence from Tuvavilu. Louia, in turn, gained the Ikkman seized land, now known as South Georgia Province. Most of the three countries are still rebuilding from the conflict, and will take many years to do so.

Margoran Independence

After "winning" the war of independence against Tuvavilu, Margora became a country and established a Federal Republic system of government, and quickly held an election for President, and Vice President to get things up and running. The official date of winning the battle was February 13, 2017, which was ironically on Naddam Sadah's 91st birthday. Dakka Mathias, immediate Presidential candidate, received word of Sadah's residency in Southern Margora, and he immediately called upon him to be his running mate in the election. This was a very simple election, no run-off, no fancy system, just popular vote.

Margoran Quick Election February 20, 2017

Just 12% of the new nation received word of the quick election held on February 20, 2017 featuring candidates Dakka Mathias, the military general who led Margora to a victory, and Ulaard Hallar, the former Communist Party presidential candidate in Louia (1990). Mathias and Sadah easily won the election, winning nearly 98% of the vote, considering few knew Hallar even existed in Margora, though Sadah did. Sadah and Hallar were both party leaders in part in Louia. The final vote count was 123,394 for Mathias, 1,034 for Hallar, and 14 write-in. Oddly enough, the two write-in candidates were former Ikkman Prime Ministers Peter Firth, who was living in Southern Margora, yet was not running for office, and Daniel Carpenter who was already behind bars by this time. After the election, Dakka Mathias was named the 1st official President of Margora, and Naddam Sadah was the 1st official Vice President of Margora

Vice President of Margora (February 20, 2017-December 17, 2017)

Sadah served as the 1st Vice President of Margora from February 20, 2017 to December 17, 2017. He then succeeded Dakka Mathias for the Presidency. Many citizens were calling upon the resignation of Mathias, and Sadah stepped into the position when he did so. While serving as Vice President, Sadah made no trips abroad, and his approval rating was extraordinarily high while in office.

Approval Rating

Poll	Rating	Date Taken
Margora Polling	71%	February 28, 2017
Margora Polling	73%	March 30, 2017
Margora Polling	73%	June 30, 2017
Margora Polling	72%	September 30, 2017

President of Margora (December 17, 2017-Present)

Sadah serves as the current President of Margora, succeeding Dakka Mathias because of his resignation. Sadah is very likeable by the people of his country, and is currently the most successful President on paper. He has signed nearly 10 executive actions, passed the very important military budget increase, and signed the "Conflict Neutrality" vote into effect.

List of Executive Actions

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Presidential Proclamations

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Federal Laws Enacted

Federal laws are permanent (eligible for repeal) laws voted upon by the senate. If the bill reaches 51 votes for yay (yes), then the bill will immediately go to the President for signing. The President has the right to pass, or veto the bill. If the President signs the bill, the bill becomes a law, which is to be followed by all citizens of the Federal Republic. Bills can be brought to the senate up to 3 times before the bill is no longer eligible to be brought to the senate for 1 full year. Federal laws can only be repealed by a senate voting process. To repeal a bill, you must receive a majority of 51-49. The incumbent President may call for a repeal, as can a newly-elected President. A repeal vote can happen as many times as felt necessary.

Relative No.	Absolute No.	Title / Description	Date Passed	Vote by Senate	Date published	Status
1	001	Increase Military Spending Budget	January 4, 2018	88 12	January 5, 2017	Active

Political Image

Many citizens of Margora approve highly of President Sadah. His approval rating, as of December 25, 2017, is 35% higher than Dakka Mathias on his last day in office on December 17, 2017.