Yahya Ali al-Raee
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Yahya Ali Ahmed al-Raee | |
|---|---|
| President of the House of Representatives of Yemen | |
| In office 11 February 2008 – 13 April 2019[1] | |
| Preceded by | Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar |
| Succeeded by | Sultan al-Barakani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1953 |
| Party | General People's Congress |
| Education | Master of Military Sciences[2] |
Yahya Ali Ahmed al-Raee (Arabic: يحيى علي أحمد الراعي; born 1 January 1953) is a Yemeni politician and was speaker of the Yemeni House of Representatives from 2008 to 2019.[3][2][4]
He is a member of the General People's Congress, and was elected in February 2008[5] to succeed Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar who died in office.
Following the Yemeni civil war since 2015, only semi-regular sessions of the legislature were held in San'aa.
