Middle EastUpdated November 3
Yemen names three ministers, four officials
Yemeni presidential decrees announced on Nov. 2 changed three ministerial portfolios in Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani’s government and made appointments in foreign affairs and transport. Asharq News detailed decree 74: Salem Abu Bakr Mohammed Thabet al-Awlaki became minister of information, Judge Akram Naseeb Ahmed al-Amri became minister of civil service and insurance, and Ahmed Saleh Ahmed al-Awlaki became minister of local administration. Decree 75 appointed Muammar Mutahar Mohammed al-Eryani ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. Under decree 76, Hassan Faraj Mohammed Omar was named head of the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority; Saber Abdu Mohammed al-Sunaidi, head and chief executive of the Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation; and Captain Riyad Saeed Omar Bajamaan, deputy minister for maritime affairs and ports. Asharq Al-Awsat described the ministerial change as limited and placed it among political and administrative moves by the Presidential Leadership Council and government in support of Operation Fajr Yemen.
Coverage started November 2
Key Actors
- Government of Yemen
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs