Attas Cabinet

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Attas Cabinet
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Date formed24 May 1990
Date dissolved29 May 1994
People and organisations
Head of state Ali Abdullah Saleh
Head of government Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
History
Successor Abdulghani Cabinet

Attas Cabinet was the first cabinet of Yemen after Yemeni Unification in 1990. it was formed by Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas from 24 May 1990 to 29 May 1994. [1] It was made up of 40 ministers.

Contents

List of ministers

Government

( 24 May 1990 – 29 May 1994)

OfficePortraitNameTook officeLeft officeAlliance/party
Prime Minister Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas YSP
First Deputy Prime Minister Hassan Makki GPC
Deputy Prime Minister for Interior Affairs Mujahed Abu Shawarib Ba'ath
Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs Saleh Obaid Ahmed YSP
Deputy Prime Minister for Manpower Development Mohammed Haydarah Masdus YSP
Minister of Construction and Development Abdullah Hussein al-Kurshumi GPC
Minister of Foreign Affairs Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani GPC
Minister of Finance Alawi al-Salami GPC
Minister of Defense Haitham Qasem Taher YSP
Minister of Interior Ghaleb Mutaher al-Qamesh GPC
Minister of Labour and Technical TrainingAbdulrahman Dhaiban
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ahmed Salem al-Qadhi
Minister of Information Mohammed Ahmed Jurhum YSP
Minister of Electricity and WaterAbdulwahab Mahmoud GPC
Minister of Youth and Sport Mohammed al-Kabab GPC
Minister of Civil Service and Administration ReformMohammed al-Wajih GPC
Minister of State for Foreign AffairsAbdulaziz al-Dali
Minister of Health Mohammed Ali Muqbel GPC
Minister of Justice Abdulwasa Salam YSP
Minister of Oil and Minerals Saleh Abu Bakr YSP
Minister of Religious Endowments and Guidance Mohsen Mohammed al-Ulifi GPC
Minister of Planning and DevelopmentFarj bin Ghanem YSP
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Sadeq Ameen Abu Ras GPC
Minister of Culture Hassan al-Lawzi GPC
Minister of TourismMahmoud al-Arasi YSP
Minister of StateMohsen al-Hamdani
Minister of Transport Saleh Abdullah Muthana YSP
Minister of Industry Mohammed Saeed Al-Attar GPC
Minister of State for the cabinet affairsYahya Hussein al-Arashi GPC
Minister of State for Parliament AffairsRashed Mohammed Thabet
Minister of Housing and Urban PlanningAbulqawi Muthana Hadi
Minister of Legal Affairs Ismael Ahmed al-Wazir GPC
Minister of Local Administration Mohammed Saeed Abdullah YSP
Minister of Fisheries WealthSalem Jubran
Minister of Telecommunications Ahmed al-Ansi GPC
Minister of Trade Fadhel Mohsen YSP
Minister of Education Mohammed al-Jayfi GPC
Minister of Insurance and Social AffairsAhmed Luqman GPC
Minister of Expatriates AffairsSaleh Munaser YSP

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References

  1. "حكومة الأستاذ/ حيدر أبو بكر العطاس 1990م".