List of Yemenis

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This is a list of famous or important Yemeni:

Contents 1 Authors and poets 2 Entertainers 3 Religious Figures 4 Scholars and Academics 5 Traditional musicians 6 Leaders and politicians 6.1 Historical 6.2 Modern 6.2.1 Served in Yemeni Republic government 6.2.2 Served in pre-reunified Yemen governments 6.2.3 Not served or opposition 7 Entrepreneurs 8 Yemeni Diaspora 9 See also

[edit] Authors and poets

• Abdullah Al-Baradouni (1929 - 1999)
• Muhammad al-Gharsi

[edit] Entertainers

• Eddie Izzard (1962 - } Transvestite comedian popular in England and North America.

[edit] Religious Figures

• Nethanel ben Isaiah, was a Yemenite rabbi, who composed a compendium of midrashic literature, the Or HaAfeila ("Light of the Darkness")

[edit] Scholars and Academics

• Abu Muhammad Al-hasan Ibn Ahmad Al-hamdani, (893 - 945) a geographer, poet, grammarian, historian, and astronomer.

[edit] Traditional musicians

• Ayoob Tarish Absey

[edit] Leaders and politicians

[edit] Historical

• Sharifa Fatima, was a Zaydi chief in 15th century Yemen
• Al-Khayzuran (? - 789) wife of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Al-Hadi and the most famous Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid
• Rabiah ibn Mudhar, was a Jewish king of Himyar
• Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa had a significant role in the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula. He was the son of Musa ibn Nusayr
• Musa bin Nusair, (640 - 716) was a Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads
• Dhu Nuwas, (515 - 525) last king of the Himyarite kingdom of Yemen
• Arwa al-Sulayhi, (1048 - 1138) Sulayhid Queen of Yemen

[edit] Modern

[edit] Served in Yemeni Republic government

• Ali Abdullah Saleh, (March 21, 1942 - ) current President
• Abdul Qadir Bajamal, (1946 - ) current Prime Minister
• Faisal Bin Shamlan, (1934 - ) a member of the Yemeni parliament, currently running for president in coming presidential election
• Dr.AbdulWahab Raweh, (1952 - was in the Yemeni cabinet since 1994 until 2006, and in 2006 he became the president of Aden University)

[edit] Served in pre-reunified Yemen governments

• Abdullah as-Sallal, (1917 - 1994) President and Prime Minister of North Yemen (27 September 1962 - 5 November 1967)
• Abdul Rahman al-Iryani, (1908 - 1998) President and Prime Minister of North Yemen (5 November 1967 - 13 June 1974)
• Ibrahim al-Hamadi, (1943 - October 11, 1977) former military head of state (1974 – 1977)
• Ahmed al-Ghashmi, (1941 - June 24, 1998) President of North Yemen (11 October 1977 - 24 June 1998)
• Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi, (1934 - 2006) President of North Yemen
• Abdul Latif Dayfallah, (1930 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
• Mahmoud al-Gayifi, (1918 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
• Hassan al-Amri, (1916 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
• Ahmad Muhammad Numan, (1909 - 1996) Prime Minister of North Yemen
• Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini, (1932 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
• Abdullah Kurshumi, Prime Minister of North Yemen
• Abdul Salam Sabrah, Prime Minister of North Yemen
• Kadhi Abdullah al-Hagri, (1911 - 1977) Prime Minister of North Yemen
• Hassan Muhammad Makki, (1933 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
• Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, (1939 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
• Abdul Karim al-Iryani, (October 12 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
• Qahtan Mohammed al-Shaabi, (1920 - 1976) President of South Yemen
• Salim Ali Rubai, (1935 - 1978) President of South Yemen
• Ali Nasir Mohammed, (1939 - ) President of South Yemen
• Abdul Fattah Ismail, (1939 - 1986) President of South Yemen
• Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, (April 15, 1939 - )President and Prime Minister of South Yemen
• Ali Salim al-Baidh, (1940 - ) President of South Yemen
• Faysal al-Shaabi, (1971 - ) Prime Minister of South Yemen
• Muhammad Ali Haitham, (1940 - 1993) Prime Minister of South Yemen
• Yasin Said Numan, (1947 - ) Prime Minister of South Yemen

[edit] Not served or opposition

• Jarallah Omar, (1942 - December 28, 2002) Socialist Party deputy leader
• Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri, (November, 1993 - ) Chairman of the National Opposition Front (MOWJ)

[edit] Entrepreneurs

• Mohammed bin Laden, (1908 - September 3, 1967) Yemeni-born entrepreneur, immigrated to Saudi Arabia

[edit] Yemeni Diaspora

• Syed Hamid Albar, (January 15, 1944 - ) Malaysian Foreign Minister
• Syed Jaafar Albar, (? - 1977) Malaysian politician. Father of Syed Hamid Albar
• Isra Girgrah (September 16, 1971 - ) female boxer
• Naseem Hamed, (February 12, 1974 - ) featherweight boxer of British nationality
• Jabir ibn Hayyan, (721 - 815) alchemist born to Yemeni parents
• Harbi al-Himyari, (7th century) scholar, and teacher of Yemeni alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan
• Ryad or Covenvox New York based Songwriter of full Hadhramy origin

[edit] See also

• List of people by nationality