Cabinet of Yemen explained

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.

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

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

PLC Led Cabinet

OfficeIncumbentStartEnd
Prime MinisterAhmad Awad bin Mubarak5 February 2024Incumbent
Minister of InteriorIbrahim Ali Ahmed Haidan17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of InformationMuammar al-Iryani18 September 2016Incumbent
Minister of Foreign AffairsAhmad Awad bin Mubarak17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of DefenseMohsen al-Daeri28 July 2022Incumbent
Minister of FinanceSalem Saleh Bin Braik19 September 2019Incumbent
Minister of JusticeBadr al-Ardah17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of TourismMuammar al-Iryani17 December 2020Incumbent
Mana'a Saleh Yaslam28 July 2022Incumbent
Minister of Sana’a SecretariatAbdelghani Jamil18 September 2016Incumbent
Minister of Youth and SportNayef al-Bakri15 September 2015Incumbent
Minister of Civil Service and InsuranceAbdel Nasser Al-Wali17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and the Shura CouncilMohammed Moqbel al-Himyari25 December 2017Incumbent
Minister of National DialogueNajib Mansour Al-Awj27 November 2018Incumbent
Minister of HealthQassem Mohammad Qassem Bahaibah17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific ResearchKhaled Al-Wesabi17 December 2020Incumbent
Salem Mohamed al-Harayzi28 July 2022Incumbent
Minister of Social Affairs and LabourMuhammad Al-Zaouri17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of Oil and MineralsSaeed Sulaiman al-Shamasi28 July 2022Incumbent
Minister of Religious Endowments and GuidanceMohamed Ahmed Shabiba17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of Agriculture and IrrigationSalem Abdullah Issa Al-Soqotri17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of Technical Education and VocationalKhaled Al-Wesabi17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of CultureMuammar al-Iryani17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of TransportAbdel Salam Hamid17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of Human RightsAhmed Mohamed Omar Orman27 April 2017Incumbent
Minister of Legal AffairsAhmed Mohamed Omar Orman17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of Local AdministrationHussein Abdul Rahman17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of Fisheries WealthSalem Abdullah Issa Al-Soqotri17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of Planning and International CooperationWaed Abdullah Badhib17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of Telecommunications & Information TechnologyNajib al-Awj17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of Industry and TradeMohamed al-Ashwal17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of Water and EnvironmentTawfiq al-Sharjabi17 December 2020Incumbent
Tareq Salem al-Abkari17 December 2020Incumbent

Current Cabinet SPC

SPC Led Cabinet

OfficeIncumbentStartEnd
Prime MinisterAbdel-Aziz bin Habtour4 October 2016Incumbent
Minister of InteriorMohammed al-Houthi15 October 2020Incumbent
Minister of InformationYahya Saree18 September 2016Incumbent
Minister of Foreign AffairsHisham Sharaf28 November 2016Incumbent
Minister of DefenseMohamed al-Atifi28 November 2016Incumbent
Minister of FinanceSaleh Bin Salem9 July 2020Incumbent
Minister of JusticeHussain Khairan17 December 2020Incumbent
Minister of TourismMuammad al-Daeri17 December 2020Incumbent

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Notes and References

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