Hassan al-Amri

Hassan al-Amri (Arabic: حسن العمري‎) (1920–1988 or 1989[1][2])[3] Known as The General of Yemen. He was born in a Yemeni village called Al-Amaryah—his surname indicates that—in Al-Hada District. He was the Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic for five terms between 1964 and 1971.

Hassan al-Amri with his kids 1965

He was from the first batch to study in Iraq's War College in 1936.

He participated in the revolution of 1948 against Imam Yahya, which failed and he was jailed 7 years in prison of Hajja in Yemen, and then participated in the 1962 revolution against Imam Ahmed.

Al-Amri's first three terms were served under President Abdullah as-Sallal. The dates of these terms were: (his positions were, a prime minister, a Commander in Chief of the armed forces and a vice president)

• 10 February to 29 April 1964
• 6 January to 20 April 1965
• 21 July 1965 to 18 September 1966

His final two terms were under President Abdul Rahman al-Iryani. (Member of the Republican)

• 21 December 1967 to 9 July 1969
• 24 August to 5 September 1971

References

1. IslamKotob. إتمام الأعلام. IslamKotob. pp. 75–. GGKEY:9Y0YQPNK6GW.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-05-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Burrowes, Robert D. (2010). Historical dictionary of Yemen. Latham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 29.

External links

• rulers.org