Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Yemen

Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Yemen
Arabic: وزير خارجية اليمن الجنوبي
Emblem
(1970–90)
Flag
Incumbent
None
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StatusMinister
Member ofGovernment
Reports toThe Prime Minister
SeatAden
AppointerThe President
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1967; 57 years ago (1967)
First holderSaif Ahmad al-Dali
Final holderAbdul Aziz al-Dali
Abolished1990; 34 years ago (1990)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Arabic: وزارة الخارجية) was a government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Yemen (common name for the communist[1] People's Democratic Republic of Yemen), in what is now southern Yemen. The Minister was responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.

List of ministers

The following is a list of foreign ministers of South Yemen from 1967 until the unification in 1990:[2]

Term Name Portrait
1967–1969 Saif Ahmad al-Dali
1969 Faysal al-Shaabi
1969–1971 Ali Salem al Beidh
1971 Muhammad Ali Haitham
1971–1973 Muhammad Saleh al-Awlaqi
1973–1979 Muhammad Saleh Muti
1979–1982 Salim Saleh Muhammad
1982–1990 Abdul Aziz al-Dali

For ministers of foreign affairs of unified Yemen after 1990, see Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Yemen).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Saudi Arabia and the civil war within Yemen's civil war". Brookings.
  2. ^ "Foreign ministers S–Z". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 11 October 2014.