Abdul Latif Dayfallah Explained

Abdul Latif Dayfallah
Office:Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic
Termstart:26 April 1963
Termend:5 October 1963
President:Abdullah al-Sallal
Battles:
Allegiance: Kingdom of Yemen (1956–1962)
North Yemen (1962–1970)
Rank:Major General
Native Name:عبد اللطيف ضيف الله
Birth Date:1928
Death Date:27 March 2019
Birth Place:Sana'a
Serviceyears:1956–1970

Abdul Latif Dayfallah (ar|عبد اللطيف ضيف الله; 1928[1]  - 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.[2] 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[3] and served as Director of Signals in the Yemeni military.[4] He held several ministerial posts, such as minister of interior and minister of finance. He lived in Lebanon from 1966 to 1967. Dayfallah also served as acting prime minister for nine days in January 1975.[2] Dayfallah died in March 2019 at the age of 90.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's Who in the Arab World . 2007 . Publitec Publications . 978-3-598-07735-7 . 18th .
  2. Web site: Yemen . 2011-01-01 . rulers.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20101218113944/http://rulers.org/rulyz.html. 18 December 2010 . live.
  3. Web site: اللواء عبداللطيف ضيف الله ثاني رئيس حكومة لليمن بعد الثورة. 6 April 2017.
  4. Book: Bidwell, David . 12 October 2012. Dictionary Of Modern Arab History. Routledge . 123 . 9781136162916 .
  5. News: الإعلان عن وفاة ثان رئيس حكومة للجمهورية العربية اليمنية (سيرة ذاتية). ar.