Hassan al-Amri

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Hassan al-Amri (Arabic: حسن العمري) (1920 – 7 April 1989[1][2][3])[4] was a Yemeni lieutenant general and Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic for five terms between 1964 and 1971. He was popularly known as The General of Yemen.[5]

Hassan al-Amri
حسن العمري
Hassan al-Amri with his kids 1965
Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
In office
10 February 1964 – 29 April 1964
PresidentAbdullah as-Sallal
Preceded byAbdul Rahman al-Eryani
Succeeded byHamoud Al-Jaifi
Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
In office
1965
In office
6 January 1965 – 20 April 1965
Preceded byHamoud Al-Jaifi
Succeeded byAhmad Muhammad Numan
Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
In office
21 July 1965 – 18 September 1966
Preceded byAbdullah as-Sallal
Succeeded byAbdullah as-Sallal
Personal details
Born1920
Al-Amaryah village, Sanaa, North Yemen
Died7 April 1989(1989-04-07) (aged 68–69)
Cologne, West Germany
(present-day Germany)
Alma materIraqi Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance North Yemen
Branch/serviceNorth Yemeni Army
Years of service1936–1948;
1962–1970
RankLieutenant General
Battles/wars

Early life and military career

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He was from the first batch to study in Iraq's War College in 1936.

He participated in the Alwaziri coup in 1948 against Imam Yahya, which failed and he was jailed for 7 years in the Hajja prison in Yemen, and then participated in the North Yemen Civil War against the royalists led by Muhammad al Badr.[6]

Political career

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Al-Amri's first three terms were served under President Abdullah as-Sallal. The dates of these terms were: (his positions were, a prime minister, a Commander in Chief of the armed forces and a vice president)

  • 10 February to 29 April 1964
  • 6 January to 20 April 1965
  • 21 July 1965 to 18 September 1966

His final two terms were under President Abdul Rahman al-Iryani. (Member of the Republican)

  • 21 December 1967 to 9 July 1969
  • 24 August to 5 September 1971

References

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  1. ^ يمانيون في موكب ثورة 26 سبتمبر 1962م .. الفريق حسن العمري (in Arabic)
  2. ^ IslamKotob. إتمام الأعلام. IslamKotob. pp. 75–. GGKEY:9Y0YQPNK6GW.
  3. ^ "حسن العمري". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  4. ^ Burrowes, Robert D. (2010). Historical dictionary of Yemen. Latham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 29.
  5. ^ "الفريق حسن العمري .. بطل حصار السبعين يوما" [Lt Gen Hassan al-Amri...Hero of Seventy Day Siege]. اليمن الجمهوري (in Arabic). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. ^ خاص. "من رجال سبتمبر.. الفريق حسن العمري مؤسس تنظيم الضباط الأحرار". الموقع بوست (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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Preceded by Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
1964
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
1965
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
1965–1966
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
1967–1969
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
1971
Succeeded by