Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas

Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (Arabic: حيدر أبو بكر العطاس; born April 5, 1939) 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
حيدر أبو بكر العطاس
1st Prime Minister of Yemen
In office
22 May 1990 – 9 May 1994
PresidentAli Abdullah Saleh
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byMuhammad Said al-Attar
Chairman of the Presidium of Supreme People's Council (South Yemen)
In office
24 January 1986 – 22 May 1990
Interim: 24 January 1986 – 6 November 1986
Preceded byAli Nasir Muhammad
Succeeded byOffice abolished (Ali Abdullah Saleh As Chairman of the Presidential Council of Yemen)
5th Prime Minister of South Yemen
In office
14 February 1985 – 8 February 1986
Preceded byAli Nasir Muhammad
Succeeded byYasin Said Numan
Personal details
Born (1939-04-05) April 5, 1939
Political partyYemeni Socialist Party

Before unification, al-Attas served as Prime Minister (1985–1986) and 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
  1. "Yemeni PM sacked". The Independent. 10 May 1994. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  2. Robert D. Burrowes (2010). Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-8108-5528-1.


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