Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
Prime Minister of Yemen
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Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (Arabic: حيدر أبو بكر العطاس; born 5 April 1939) is a Yemeni politician. He was appointed Prime Minister of Yemen by President Ali Abdullah Saleh when the 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.
Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas | |
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حيدر أبو بكر العطاس | |
| 1st Prime Minister of Yemen | |
| In office 22 May 1990 – 9 May 1994 | |
| President | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Said al-Attar |
| Chairman of the Presidium of Supreme People's Council | |
| In office 24 January 1986 – 22 May 1990 Interim: 24 January 1986 – 6 November 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Nasir Muhammad |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished (Ali Abdullah Saleh as Chairman of the Presidential Council) |
| 5th 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 | 5 April 1939 |
| Party | Yemeni Socialist Party |
Awards |  Order of the Badge of Honour |
Before unification, al-Attas served as Prime Minister (1985–1986) and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (President of people's Democratic Republic of Yemen) (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]
