Abdul Qadir Bajamal (Arabic: عبد القادر باجمال; 18 February 1946 – 7 September 2020)[1][2] was a Yemeni politician who served as Prime Minister from 31 March 2001 to 7 April 2007.[3] He was a member of the General People's Congress party and was appointed as Prime Minister by President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Previously he served as Foreign Minister from 1998 to 2001, and Deputy Prime Minister of Yemen from 1994 to 2001.[4]
Abdul Qadir Bajamal | |
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عبد القادر باجمال | |
5th Prime Minister of Yemen | |
In office 31 March 2001 – 7 April 2007 | |
President | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
Preceded by | Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani |
Succeeded by | Ali Muhammad Mujawar |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen | |
In office 1998 – 4 April 2001 | |
President | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
Prime Minister | Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani |
Preceded by | Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani |
Succeeded by | Abu Bakr al-Qirbi |
Personal details | |
Born | Sanaa, North Yemen (now Yemen) | 18 February 1946
Died | 7 September 2020 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | (aged 74)
Political party | General People's Congress |
Bajamal died on 7 September 2020 in the United Arab Emirates.[5]
Honours
editForeign honours
edit- Italy
- Two Sicilian Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I[6]
References
edit- ^ "Cabinet mourns former Prime Minister Abdul-Qadir Bajammal". 8 September 2020.
- ^ "وفاة رئيس الوزراء الأسبق عبدالقادر باجمال".
- ^ "Yemen". rulers.org. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "New Cabinet Members' CVs [Archives:2001/15/Law & Diplomacy]". Yemen Times archives. 8 April 2001.
- ^ "وفاة رئيس الوزراء الأكثر جدلا في تاريخ اليمن". اندبندنت عربية (in Arabic). 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen is invested into the Order of Francesco I. Duke of Calabria receives highest Yemeni decoration on behalf of the Constantinian Order - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George". 27 March 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2017.