Yahya Ali al-Raee

Yahya Ali Ahmed al-Raee
President of the House of Representatives of Yemen
In office
11 February 2008 – 13 April 2019[1]
Preceded byAbdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar
Succeeded bySultan al-Barakani
Personal details
Born (1953-01-01) January 1, 1953 (age 72)
Dhamar Governorate[2]
Political partyGeneral People's Congress
EducationMaster of Military Sciences[2]

Yahya Ali Ahmed al-Raee (Arabic: يحيى علي أحمد الراعي; born 1 January 1953) is a Yemeni politician and was speaker of the Yemeni House of Representatives from 2008 to 2019.[3][2][4]

He is a member of General People's Congress, and was elected in February 2008[5] to succeed Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar who died in office.

Following the Yemeni civil war since 2015, only semi-regular sessions of the legislature were held in San'aa.

References

  1. ^ "Yemeni Parliament to hold first session Thursday in Seyoun". 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "الصفحة الشخصية". yemenparliament.gov.ye.
  3. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Auswärtiges Amt - Jemen". Auswärtiges Amt.
  4. ^ "تفاصيل المقال". yemenparliament.gov.ye.
  5. ^ "- Al-Raei, elected Speaker of Yemen's parliament". www.almotamar.net.


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