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 | |
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Ambassadors of Yemen to France | |
Assumed office 9 November 2016 | |
President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, Rashad al-Alimi |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen | |
In office 21 March 2015 – 1 December 2015 | |
President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
Prime Minister | Khaled Bahah |
Preceded by | Abdullah al-Saidi |
Succeeded by | Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi |
Minister of Health | |
In office 9 November 2014 – 15 September 2015 | |
President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
Prime Minister | Khaled Bahah |
Preceded by | Ahmad Qassim al-Ansi |
Succeeded by | Nasser Ba'aum |
Personal details | |
Born | Riyadh Yassin Abdullah 20 June 1955 Aden, Yemen |
References
edit- ^ "تعيينات الرئيس اليمني: ترتيب صف الشرعية في السلك الدبلوماسي". New Arab (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Yemen FM urges swift end to air strikes on Houthis, BBC, 27 March 2015