Sultan al-Barakani explained

Sultan al-Barakani
Office:	Speaker of the Yemeni House of Representatives
Termstart:	13 April 2019
Birth Date:	27 July 1956
Birth Place:	Al-Maafer District, Taiz Governorate
Nationality:	Yemeni
Party:	General People's Congress (Yemen)
Predecessor:	Yahya Ali al-Raee
Native Name Lang:	ar

Sultan Saeed Abdullah al-Barakani (; born 1956) is a Yemeni politician and the current speaker of the Yemeni House of Representatives since 2019.^{[1] [2]}

Al-Barakani was born in 1956 in Al-Maafer District, Taiz Governorate.^[3] He is a GPC MP, and was elected as new speaker of the House of Representatives during a session held in Seiyun on 13 April 2019.^[4] This was the first session for the parliament loyal to the internationally recognized government of Yemen since the Yemen civil war started in 2015.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 13 April 2019 . Parliaments elects new speaker, vice speakers . 14 September 2022 . وكالة الانباء اليمنية Saba Net :: سبأ نت . en.
2. Web site: Al-Ahmadi . Adel . 13 April 2019 . سلطان البركاني... من صقور حزب صالح إلى رئاسة البرلمان اليمني . Sultan al-Barakani... From GPC Hawks to the Speaker of the Yemeni Parliament . 4 October 2022 . The New Arab . ar.
3. News: الشيخ: سلطان سعيد البركاني . Sheikh Sultan Saeed al-Barakani . Parliament of Yemen . 4 October 2022.
4. News: اليمني . المرصد . سلطان سعيد عبدالله البركاني . Parliament / members of the House of Representatives . Yemeni Center for Public Opinion . 14 September 2022.
5. Web site: 14 April 2019 . Yemeni Parliament second session discusses public budget . 14 September 2022 . debriefer.net . en.