Abdul Rahman al-Eryani
Abdul Rahman al-Eryani | |
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عبد الرحمن الإرياني | |
Chairman of the Republican Council of North Yemen | |
In office 5 November 1967 – 13 June 1974 | |
Prime Minister | See list
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Preceded by | Abdullah al-Sallal |
Succeeded by | Ibrahim al-Hamdi |
Personal details | |
Born | Iryan, North Yemen Civil War | 10 June 1910
Abdul Rahman Yahya al-Eryani (
Early life
Abd al-Rahman al-Iryani was born in the village of Iryan in 1910. His father, Yahia al-Iryani, was the Chief Judge of the
Abd al-Rahman started his education in his village Iryan until the age of 16 when he left for the capital Sanaa to study at its famous Sharia School. After a few years, he graduated and worked at the Imam Court until 1937 when he was appointed as a judge for the first time.[6]
According to
According to YemenOnline, the claim of Jewish descent is a "fantasy". According to this version, Abdul Rahman was not the adopted Zekharia, but his stepbrother.[8] Further, Abdul Raheem, who was close to his stepbrother, Abdul Rahman, was the real Zekharia Hadad. Abdul Raheem is said to have retired in Iryan before dying in 1980, and has dozens of surviving children and grandchildren.[8]
Participation in the Alwaziri coup
Al-Eryani actively opposed the kings of the
Term as President of North Yemen
Abdul Rahman Al-Eryani opposed Egyptian and Saudi interference in Yemeni affairs and, with two of his colleagues,
In 1970, he arrived at a national conciliation agreement with the supporters of the royal regime and established a formal relation with Saudi Arabia. In 1972, he reached an agreement with South Yemen for the unification of the two parts of the country, which constituted the basic foundations for the unification of 1990. It was also during his regime that Yemen had parliamentary elections and permanent constitution for the first time.
Following Ibrahim al-Hamdi's coup in 1974, al-Eryani went into exile in Syria. He eventually died in Damascus in 1998.[5]
References
- ISBN 9782903188139.
- ^ "المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية( انفلابات وشخصيات لعبت ادواربها؟ والجيش المصري".
- ^ "- وفاة الرئيس اليمني الأسبق عبد الرحمن الارياني".
- ^ "عبد الرحمن الإرياني | شخصيات | الجزيرة نت".
- ^ a b c d "Abdul-Rahman Al-Eryani, Ex-Yemen President, 89". The New York Times. 1998-03-17. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ Makil Al-Ilm fi Al-Yaman, Ismail Al-Akwa
- ^ a b c d Melman, Yossi. "Our man in Sanaa: Ex-Yemen president was once trainee rabbi". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ a b c d "Haaretz Dreams". YemenOnline. 2008-11-21. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2009-02-13.