Hasan al-Lawzi

Hasan Ahmad al-Lawzi (1952 – July 13, 2020) was a Yemeni politician and writer. He was the Minister of Information.

Hasan al-Lawzi حسن أحمد اللوزي
Acting Prime Minister of Yemen
In office 4 June 2011 – 23 August 2011
President	Ali Abdullah Saleh
Preceded by	Ali Muhammad Mujawar
Succeeded by	Ali Muhammad Mujawar
Personal details
Born	1952 Sana'a, Yemen
Died	July 13, 2020 (aged 68) Cairo, Egypt
Alma mater	Al-Azhar University

Al-Lawzi was born in Sana'a and was educated at Cairo's Al-Azhar University.[1] He published several volumes of poetry and short stories that reflected his profound interest in the Yemeni revolution. His work has been translated into English and was included in anthologies of modern Arabian literature during the 1980s. He later became involved in government and held a number of important positions.

Al-Lawzi died on July 13, 2020, at the age of 68, after contracting COVID-19 during the pandemic in Egypt.[2]

See also

• Cabinet of Yemen

References

1. Fairbairn, Anne; Quṣaybī, Ghāzī ʻAbd al-Raḥmān (1989). Feathers and the Horizon: Selection of Modern Poetry Across the Arab World. Leros Press. ISBN 9780949264565.
2. بعد رحلة علاج فى مصر.. وفاة وزير يمنى أسبق متأثرا بإصابته بكورونا (in Arabic)