Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (; born 5 April 1939) is a Yemeni politician. He was appointed

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when the

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and

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united in 1990 to form present-day

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. Al-Attas served until 1994. He is a member of the

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. Before unification, al-Attas served as

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(1985–1986) and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1986–1990) in the southern PDRY. When

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in southern Yemen seceded in May 1994, al-Attas served as the Prime Minister of the secessionist Democratic Republic of Yemen until the rebellion ended less than two months later.

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