Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
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)Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas | |
|---|---|
| حيدر أبو بكر العطاس | |
| 1st Prime Minister of South Yemen | |
| In office 14 February 1985 – 8 February 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Nasir Muhammad |
| Succeeded by | Yasin Said Numan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 5, 1939 |
| Political party | Yemeni Socialist Party |
| Awards |  Order of the Badge of Honour |
Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic united in 1990 to form present-day Yemen. Al-Attas served until 1994.[1] He is a member of the Yemeni Socialist Party
.
Before unification, al-Attas served as
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1986–1990) in the southern PDRY.[2]
When Aden in southern Yemen seceded in May 1994, al-Attas served as the Prime Minister of the secessionist Democratic Republic of Yemen until the rebellion ended less than two months later.[2]
References
- ^ "Yemeni PM sacked". The Independent. 10 May 1994. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8108-5528-1.