Mutaher al-Masri is a

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 ...

i politician. He was former is Yemeni

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

from 9 May 2008 to 7 December 2011. Following the anti-government protests in Yemen, President

Ali Abdullah Saleh Ali Abdullah Saleh Affash (21 March 1947There is a dispute as to Saleh's date of birth, some saying that it was on 21 March 1942. See: However, by Saleh's own confession (an interview recorded in a YouTube video), he was born in 1947.4 Decembe ...

fired all members of the

Cabinet of Yemen The Cabinet of Yemen refers to the governing body of the internationally recognized government of the Republic of Yemen, led by its President Rashad al-Alimi, who is also the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), the govern ...

on 20 March 2011. They will remain in function until a new government is formed.Yemen president fires cabinet
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'', 20 March 2011

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21st-century Yemeni politicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Yemen-politician-stub Sanaa University alumni Interior ministers of Yemen 21st-century Yemeni military personnel Governors of Saada People from Dhamar Governorate Mujawar Cabinet

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