Riad Yassin Abdallah (Arabic: رياض ياسين عبدالله, a.k.a. Riyadh Yassin Abdullah; born 20 June 1955 in Aden) is a Yemeni politician and diplomat. He is the current Yemeni ambassador to France since 2016.[1] Previously, he served as the Foreign Minister of Yemen between March and December 2015.[2] Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi succeeds him.

Riad Yassin
Ambassadors of Yemen to France
Assumed office
9 November 2016
PresidentAbdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, Rashad al-Alimi
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen
In office
21 March 2015 – 1 December 2015
PresidentAbdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Prime MinisterKhaled Bahah
Preceded byAbdullah al-Saidi
Succeeded byAbdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi
Minister of Health
In office
9 November 2014 – 15 September 2015
PresidentAbdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Prime MinisterKhaled Bahah
Preceded byAhmad Qassim al-Ansi
Succeeded byNasser Ba'aum
Personal details
Born
Riyadh Yassin Abdullah

20 June 1955
Aden, Yemen

References

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  1. ^ "تعيينات الرئيس اليمني: ترتيب صف الشرعية في السلك الدبلوماسي". New Arab (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. ^ Yemen FM urges swift end to air strikes on Houthis, BBC, 27 March 2015