Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas | |
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حيدر أبو بكر العطاس | |
| 1stPrime Minister of Yemen | |
| In office 22 May 1990 – 9 May 1994 | |
| President | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Said al-Attar |
| Chairman of the Presidium ofSupreme People's Council | |
| In office 24 January 1986 – 22 May 1990 Interim: 24 January 1986 – 6 November 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Nasir Muhammad |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished(Ali Abdullah Saleh asChairman of the Presidential Council) |
| 5thPrime Minister of South Yemen | |
| In office 14 February 1985 – 8 February 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Nasir Muhammad |
| Succeeded by | Yasin Said Numan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1939-04-05)5 April 1939 (age 86) |
| Party | Yemeni Socialist Party |
| Awards |  Order of the Badge of Honour |
Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (Arabic:حيدر أبو بكر العطاس; born 5 April 1939) is a Yemeni politician. He was appointedPrime Minister of Yemen byPresidentAli Abdullah Saleh when thePeople's Democratic Republic of Yemen andYemen Arab Republic united in 1990 to form present-dayYemen. Al-Attas served until 1994.[1] He is a member of theYemeni Socialist Party.
Before unification, al-Attas served asPrime Minister (1985–1986) andChairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (President of people's Democratic Republic of Yemen) (1986–1990) in the southern PDRY.[2]
WhenAden in southern Yemen seceded in May 1994, al-Attas served as the Prime Minister of the secessionistDemocratic Republic of Yemen until the rebellion ended less than two months later.[2]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of South Yemen 1985–1986 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairman of the Presidium ofSupreme People's Council (South Yemen) 1986–1990 | Succeeded by Office abolished (Ali Abdullah Saleh asChairman of the Presidential Council of Yemen) |
| Preceded by Office established | Prime Minister of Yemen 1990–1994 | Succeeded by |
| North Yemen (1918–1990) |
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| North Yemen (1962–1990) | |
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| South Yemen (1969–1990) | |
| Republic of Yemen (1990–) | |
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