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2019 In Yemen
Events of 2019 in Yemen. Incumbents *President of Yemen, President: Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi *Vice President of Yemen, Vice President: Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar *Prime Minister of Yemen, Prime Minister: Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed Events * 26 March: A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike Tuesday killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said. * 29 August: the Southern Transitional Council 2019 Southern Yemen clashes, take control of Aden and Zinjibar. Deaths * 1 January – Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Al Badawi, militant. * 27 March – Abdul Latif Dayfallah, military officer and politician (b. 1930). * 1 August – Munir Al Yafi, military commander (b. 1974). References {{Years in Yemen 2019 in Yemen, 2019 by country, Yemen Years of the 21st century in Yemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as the "best year in human history" by some newspapers and media outlets in the United States, including ''The New York Times'' and ''WNYC''. Events January * January 1 ** Romania takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the 2018 Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Austrian presidency. ** ''New Horizons'' makes a close approach to the Kuiper belt, Kuiper belt object (KBO) 486958 Arrokoth at 05:33 UTC. ** Jair Bolsonaro begins his four-year term as President of Brazil. ** Qatar withdraws from OPEC. ** Works published by authors who died in 1948 enter the public domain in International copyright treaties, many countries. In the Copyright law of the United States, U.S., all works publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Transitional Council
The Southern Transitional Council (STC; ) is a secessionist organization in southern Yemen. The 26 members of the STC include the governors of five southern governorates and two government ministers. It was formed by a faction of the Southern Movement. It was established in 2017, and it has called for and worked toward the separation of southern Yemen from the rest of the nation as it previously was until 1990. Declared on 11 May 2017, the council is headed by the former Governor of Aden Governorate, Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, as president, with former minister of state Hani Bin Breik as vice-president. The formation of the council was authorized a week earlier by the Historic Aden Declaration, announced at a rally protesting the dismissal of al-Zoubaidi from his post as governor. The STC, a major party to the Yemeni Civil War, claims to rule most of the territory in southern Yemen. In April 2022, STC joined the Presidential Leadership Council, after then-Yemeni President Abdra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 In Yemen
Events of 2019 in Yemen. Incumbents *President of Yemen, President: Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi *Vice President of Yemen, Vice President: Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar *Prime Minister of Yemen, Prime Minister: Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed Events * 26 March: A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike Tuesday killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said. * 29 August: the Southern Transitional Council 2019 Southern Yemen clashes, take control of Aden and Zinjibar. Deaths * 1 January – Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Al Badawi, militant. * 27 March – Abdul Latif Dayfallah, military officer and politician (b. 1930). * 1 August – Munir Al Yafi, military commander (b. 1974). References {{Years in Yemen 2019 in Yemen, 2019 by country, Yemen Years of the 21st century in Yemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munir Al Yafi
Brig. Gen. Abu Al-Yamamah Munir Mahmoud Ahmed Mashali Al Yafi (1974 in Yafa'a District, Lahij Governorate, Yemen – 1 August 2019) was a Yemeni support forces commander. He was the leader of the Southern Movement's military arm during the Yemeni Civil War until his death. He was assassinated on 1 August 2019 alongside 35 other people, during a drone and ballistic missile attack on a military parade in Aden, Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ... carried out by the Houthis. References 2019 deaths Yemeni political people People murdered in Yemen Place of birth missing Deaths by explosive device 1974 births Yemeni military personnel killed in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) People from Lahij Governorate Aden in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Latif Dayfallah
Abdul Latif Dayfallah (; 1928 – 27 March 2019) was a Yemeni military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic during the North Yemen Civil War. He joined the North Yemeni Army in the 1950s and received military training at the Egyptian Military Academy in Cairo where he acquired Nasserist sympathies. At the time of the September 1962 coup, he held the rank of Major General and served as Director of Signals in the Yemeni military. He held several ministerial posts, such as minister of interior and minister of finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio .... He lived in Lebanon from 1966 to 1967. Dayfallah also served as acting prime minister for nine days in January 1975. Dayfallah died in March 2019 at the age of 90. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Al Badawi
Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Ali Al Badawi () (1960 or 1963 – 1 January 2019) was a Yemeni who was indicted as an accomplice for his role in the 2000 USS ''Cole'' bombing off the coast of Aden, Yemen, which killed 17 American sailors on 12 October 2000. Sethe indictment He was captured in Yemen and sentenced to death on 29 September 2004. Al-Badawi was also indicted on 15 May 2003, by the United States for the USS ''Cole'' bombing and the attempted attack on . He is thought to have travelled to Saudi Arabia and purchased a small boat and then a truck and trailer to transport it. This boat sank from the weight of the explosives while preparing the USS ''The Sullivans'' plot. Al-Badawi is also thought to have leased the safehouses used in these endeavors. ''Fox News'' called Al-Badawi a "mastermind" of the Cole bombing. Only two of the six charged by Yemen in the attack were sentenced to death; the other four were sentenced to 5–10 years imprisonment. After hearing his sentence, Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinjibar
Zinjibar ( ''Zinjibār'') is a port and coastal town in south-central Yemen, the capital of Zinjibar District and the Abyan Governorate. It is located next to the Wadi Bana in the Abyan Delta. From 1962 to 1967, it was the administrative capital of the Fadhli Sultanate, although the royal residence remained at the former capital of Shuqrah. At the time of the 2004 census, Zinjibar's population numbered 19,879 inhabitants. The town supports a small seaside resort and fishing industry. Cotton (''Gossypium barbadense'') grown in the area is brokered in the market. History Zinjibar was a long-established trading center for commerce with the Far East. However, in 1163 (559 AH) the town was burned and destroyed by Abdel Nabi Ali Mahdi Yoosuf. It was rebuilt as is evidenced by 15th century Yemeni pottery at the Mazda (القريات) archaeological site, but was destroyed again in tribal warfare. In the 19th century, Fadhli Sultan Hussein bin Ahmed bin Abdullah re-established the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Southern Yemen Clashes
The Southern Yemen clashes were a series of clashes in the city of Aden between the pro-Hadi government troops backed by Saudi Arabia and Southern Transitional Council forces backed by the United Arab Emirates. The Southern Transitional Council took control of Aden and Zinjibar. Clashes Battle in Aden Clashes erupted on 7 August 2019 between the STC and pro-Hadi forces in Aden after a missile strike by Houthis killed several soldiers of the Security Belt forces in the city during a military graduation. The soldiers killed included Brig. Gen. Munir Mahmoud Ahmad al-Mashali al-Yafaei, more commonly known as Abu Yamamah al-Yafaei, a leading figure and commander in the Security Belt. The southerners accused the Hadi-led government, as well as Al-Islah party members who are part of the Hadi-led government but harbor deep resentment with the STC, for enabling the attack. The STC released a statement calling the attack "treacherous". The next day, three people were killed and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Save The Children
The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization. It was founded in the UK in 1919; its goal is to improve the lives of children worldwide. The organization raises money to improve children's lives by creating better educational opportunities, better health care, and improved economic opportunities. It achieves this through several methods, including health, education, and protection programs. The organization has List of organizations with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, general consultative status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Origins Initial years The Save the Children Fund was founded in London, England, on 15 April 1919 by Eglantyne Jebb and her sister Dorothy Buxton in an effort to alleviate starvation of children in Germany and Austria-Hungary during the Allied Blockade of Germany (1914–1919), blockade of Germany of World War I which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part of the Arabian Sea to the east, the Gulf of Aden to the south, and the Red Sea to the west, sharing maritime boundary, maritime borders with Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia across the Horn of Africa. Covering roughly 455,503 square kilometres (175,871 square miles), with a coastline of approximately , Yemen is the second largest country on the Arabian Peninsula. Sanaa is its constitutional capital and largest city. Yemen's estimated population is 34.7 million, mostly Arabs, Arab Muslims. It is a member of the Arab League, the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Owing to its geographic location, Yemen has been at the crossroads of many civilisations for over 7,000 years. In 1200 BCE, the Sab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed
Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (Arabic: مَعِيِن عبد الملك سَعِيِد الصَّبْرِي; born 1976) is a Yemeni politician who served as the prime minister of Yemen from 2018 to 2024. He previously served as the minister of public works in Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr's cabinet. Education Saeed holds a Master’s and Doctorate degree in architecture and design theories from the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University. Career Saeed worked as an architect and a technocratic figure, who worked in an advisory group in Cairo in the field of planning and construction. He also worked as an assistant professor in the Engineering Faculty at Thamar University. Saeed participated with the governmental delegation in consultation rounds with Houthi militias in the first Geneva conference and in the Swiss city of Biel and in Kuwait. Prime Minister of Yemen (2018-2024) On October 18, 2018, Yemen's President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi sacked Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr, blaming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Yemen
The prime minister of the Republic of Yemen is the head of government of Yemen. Under the Constitution of Yemen, the prime minister is appointed by the president, and must, like his cabinet, enjoy confidence from the House of Representatives. History Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council issued a decision on 5 February 2024 appointing its foreign minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as the country's new prime minister. Bin Mubarak resigned from his post on 3 May 2025 and announced it on a social media post, saying that he wasn't able to take "necessary decisions to reform the state institution, and execute the necessary Cabinet reshuffle." List of Prime Ministers See also * Cabinet of Yemen * Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) * List of heads of government of Yemen * List of leaders of South Yemen Notes References External linksWorld Statesmen - Yemen {{Heads of state and government of Asia Prime minister Prime minister Prime Minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
