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The Cabinet of Yemen refers to the governing body of the internationally recognized government of the Republic of Yemen, led by its President Rashad al-Alimi, who is also the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), the governing body of Yemeni republic.
Another faction of the Cabinet of Yemen refers to the governing body of the Houthis supported Cabinet of the Republic of Yemen, led by its President Mahdi al-Mashat, who is also the chairman of the Supreme Political Council (SPC), the governing body of Yemeni republic based in capital Sanaa.
As part of the 2015 Yemeni Civil War, the cabinet authority is contested by the Houthis, who took over the capital Sanaa in an armed rebellion against the government and formed the Supreme Revolutionary Committee and Supreme Political Council in 2015. President Hadi then declared Aden as the temporary capital. The United Nation Security Council resolution 2201 denounced the actions of Houthis. UN security council's resolution 2216 declared that it considers the Hadi-led government as the "legitimate Government of Yemen" and denounced what it described as the "unilateral actions taken by the Houthis".
Mansur Hadi resigned on 7 April 2022, after transferring his presidential powers to the eight-member Presidential Leadership Council (PLC). PLC officially assumed power on 17 April 2022. The PLC's chairman, Rashad al-Alimi, subsequently became the president of the Yemeni Republic.[1]
History
editIn 2012, after Saleh stepped down as a result of the Yemeni Revolution, part of the wider Arab Spring protests, in a political transition plan backed by Gulf states, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi became the interim president and oversaw a national dialogue to draft a more inclusive, federal constitution. In 2014 the Houthis rapidly advanced south from Saada and seize Sanaa on 21 September with help from Saleh. In 2015, Hadi tried to announce a new federal constitution. The Houthis, who opposed the constitution, arrested him and forced him to resign. He escaped to Aden and declared it as the interim capital. He also asked the international community to intervene, triggering the Saudi led Arab military coalition intervention.[2] Some analysts considered the Hadi-led government to be a satellite regime of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.[3][4][5][6]
Current Cabinet PLC
editPLC Led Cabinet
| Office | Incumbent | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak | 5 February 2024 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Interior | Ibrahim Ali Ahmed Haidan | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Information | Muammar al-Iryani | 18 September 2016 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Defense | Mohsen al-Daeri | 28 July 2022 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Finance | Salem Saleh Bin Braik | 19 September 2019 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Justice | Badr al-Ardah | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Tourism | Muammar al-Iryani | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Electricity and Energy | Mana'a Saleh Yaslam | 28 July 2022 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Sana’a Secretariat | Abdelghani Jamil | 18 September 2016 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Youth and Sport | Nayef al-Bakri | 15 September 2015 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Civil Service and Insurance | Abdel Nasser Al-Wali | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and the Shura Council | Mohammed Moqbel al-Himyari | 25 December 2017 | Incumbent |
| Minister of National Dialogue | Najib Mansour Al-Awj | 27 November 2018 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Health | Qassem Mohammad Qassem Bahaibah | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research | Khaled Al-Wesabi | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Public Works and Highways | Salem Mohamed al-Harayzi | 28 July 2022 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Labour | Muhammad Al-Zaouri | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Oil and Minerals | Saeed Sulaiman al-Shamasi | 28 July 2022 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Religious Endowments and Guidance | Mohamed Ahmed Shabiba | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation | Salem Abdullah Issa Al-Soqotri | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Technical Education and Vocational | Khaled Al-Wesabi | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Culture | Muammar al-Iryani | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Transport | Abdel Salam Hamid | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Human Rights | Ahmed Mohamed Omar Orman | 27 April 2017 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Legal Affairs | Ahmed Mohamed Omar Orman | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Local Administration | Hussein Abdul Rahman | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Fisheries Wealth | Salem Abdullah Issa Al-Soqotri | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Planning and International Cooperation | Waed Abdullah Badhib | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Telecommunications & Information Technology | Najib al-Awj | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | Mohamed al-Ashwal | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Water and Environment | Tawfiq al-Sharjabi | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Education | Tareq Salem al-Abkari | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
Current Cabinet SPC
editSPC Led Cabinet
| Office | Incumbent | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour | 4 October 2016 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Interior | Mohammed al-Houthi | 15 October 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Information | Yahya Saree | 18 September 2016 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Hisham Sharaf | 28 November 2016 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Defense | Mohamed al-Atifi | 28 November 2016 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Finance | Saleh Bin Salem | 9 July 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Justice | Hussain Khairan | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Tourism | Muammad al-Daeri | 17 December 2020 | Incumbent |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ardemagni, Eleonora (9 June 2022). "Yemen's Post-Hybrid Balance: The New Presidential Council". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Timeline: Yemen's slide into political crisis and war". Reuters. 21 March 2019.
- ^ "ANALYSIS: Saudi Arabia plays puppet master as Yemen slowly breaks apart". Middle East Eye. 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Riyadh enters the fray". The Economist. 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Detailing America's role in the world's worst crisis with Shireen Al-Adeimi: podcast & transcript". NBC. 14 September 2018.
- ^ "U.S. Support for the Saudi War on Yemen". The National Interest. 18 December 2018.
External links
edit- Cabinet, Republic of Yemen (in French)
- Cabinet of Yemen (in Arabic)
- Yemen from the CIA list of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members