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 governing body of Yemeni republic.

Another faction of the Cabinet of Yemen refers to the governing body of the Houthis supported Cabinet of the Republic of Yemen, led by its President Mahdi al-Mashat, who is also the chairman of the Supreme Political Council (SPC), the governing body of Yemeni republic based in capital Sanaa.

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As part of the 2015 Yemeni Civil War, the cabinet authority is contested by the Houthis, who took over the capital Sanaa in an armed rebellion against the government and formed the Supreme Revolutionary Committee and Supreme Political Council in 2015. President Hadi then declared Aden as the temporary capital. The United Nation Security Council resolution 2201 denounced the actions of Houthis. UN security council's resolution 2216 declared that it considers the Hadi-led government as the "legitimate Government of Yemen" and denounced what it described as the "unilateral actions taken by the Houthis".

Mansur Hadi resigned on 7 April 2022, after transferring his presidential powers to the eight-member Presidential Leadership Council (PLC). PLC officially assumed power on 17 April 2022. The PLC's chairman, Rashad al-Alimi, subsequently became the president of the Yemeni Republic.[1]

History edit

In 2012, after Saleh stepped down as a result of the Yemeni Revolution, part of the wider Arab Spring protests, in a political transition plan backed by Gulf states, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi became the interim president and oversaw a national dialogue to draft a more inclusive, federal constitution. In 2014 the Houthis rapidly advanced south from Saada and seize Sanaa on 21 September with help from Saleh. In 2015, Hadi tried to announce a new federal constitution. The Houthis, who opposed the constitution, arrested him and forced him to resign. He escaped to Aden and declared it as the interim capital. He also asked the international community to intervene, triggering the Saudi led Arab military coalition intervention.[2] Some analysts considered the Hadi-led government to be a satellite regime of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.[3][4][5][6]

Current Cabinet PLC edit

PLC Led Cabinet

Office Incumbent Start End
Prime Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak 5 February 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Interior Ibrahim Ali Ahmed Haidan 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Information Muammar al-Iryani 18 September 2016 Incumbent
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Defense Mohsen al-Daeri 28 July 2022 Incumbent
Minister of Finance Salem Saleh Bin Braik 19 September 2019 Incumbent
Minister of Justice Badr al-Ardah 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Tourism Muammar al-Iryani 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Electricity and Energy Mana'a Saleh Yaslam 28 July 2022 Incumbent
Minister of Sana’a Secretariat Abdelghani Jamil 18 September 2016 Incumbent
Minister of Youth and Sport Nayef al-Bakri 15 September 2015 Incumbent
Minister of Civil Service and Insurance Abdel Nasser Al-Wali 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and the Shura Council Mohammed Moqbel al-Himyari 25 December 2017 Incumbent
Minister of National Dialogue Najib Mansour Al-Awj 27 November 2018 Incumbent
Minister of Health Qassem Mohammad Qassem Bahaibah 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Al-Wesabi 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Public Works and Highways Salem Mohamed al-Harayzi 28 July 2022 Incumbent
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Muhammad Al-Zaouri 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Oil and Minerals Saeed Sulaiman al-Shamasi 28 July 2022 Incumbent
Minister of Religious Endowments and Guidance Mohamed Ahmed Shabiba 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Salem Abdullah Issa Al-Soqotri 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Khaled Al-Wesabi 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Culture Muammar al-Iryani 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Transport Abdel Salam Hamid 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Human Rights Ahmed Mohamed Omar Orman 27 April 2017 Incumbent
Minister of Legal Affairs Ahmed Mohamed Omar Orman 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Local Administration Hussein Abdul Rahman 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Fisheries Wealth Salem Abdullah Issa Al-Soqotri 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Waed Abdullah Badhib 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Telecommunications & Information Technology Najib al-Awj 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Industry and Trade Mohamed al-Ashwal 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Water and Environment Tawfiq al-Sharjabi 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Education Tareq Salem al-Abkari 17 December 2020 Incumbent

Current Cabinet SPC edit

SPC Led Cabinet

Office Incumbent Start End
Prime Minister Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour 4 October 2016 Incumbent
Minister of Interior Mohammed al-Houthi 15 October 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Information Yahya Saree 18 September 2016 Incumbent
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hisham Sharaf 28 November 2016 Incumbent
Minister of Defense Mohamed al-Atifi 28 November 2016 Incumbent
Minister of Finance Saleh Bin Salem 9 July 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Justice Hussain Khairan 17 December 2020 Incumbent
Minister of Tourism Muammad al-Daeri 17 December 2020 Incumbent

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ardemagni, Eleonora (9 June 2022). "Yemen's Post-Hybrid Balance: The New Presidential Council". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Timeline: Yemen's slide into political crisis and war". Reuters. 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ "ANALYSIS: Saudi Arabia plays puppet master as Yemen slowly breaks apart". Middle East Eye. 2 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Riyadh enters the fray". The Economist. 28 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Detailing America's role in the world's worst crisis with Shireen Al-Adeimi: podcast & transcript". NBC. 14 September 2018.
  6. ^ "U.S. Support for the Saudi War on Yemen". The National Interest. 18 December 2018.

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