List of Yemenis

List of Yemenis

This is a list of famous or important Yemeni:

cholars and Academics

*Jabir ibn Hayyan, (721 - 815) alchemist born to Yemeni parents
*Harbi al-Himyari, (7th century) scholar, and teacher of Yemeni alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan
*Abu Muhammad Al-hasan Ibn Ahmad Al-hamdani, (893 - 945) a geographer, poet, grammarian, historian, and astronomer.
*Abdullah Al-Baradouni (1929 - 1999)
*Muhammad al-Gharsi
*Nethanel ben Isaiah, was a Yemenite rabbi, who composed a compendium of midrashic literature, the "Or HaAfeila" ("Light of the Darkness"
*Hisham Al-Atnah, Founder of the Institute of Internal Audit in Yemen (2009).

Athletes

*Brian Mihtar Undefeated Professional Boxing Prospect
*Naseem HamedFormer Boxing Champion
*Isra Gigrah مخرطي Female 5 time world Champion
*Reema Abdu Olympic Bronze Medalist

Musicians

*Ayoob Tarish Absey
*Ofra Haza
*Dana International
*Ryad or Covenvox

Entrepreneurs

*Mohammed bin Laden – the head of the infamous Binladen family in Saudi Arabia.
*Shaher Abdulhak – billionaire and founder of Shaher Trading. [cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3593762.ece|title=Man suspecting of Norwegian student's murder had 'playboy lifestyle'|publisher=The Times|author=Sonia Verma and Adele Moggridge|date=2008-03-21|accessdate=2008-03-22]

Leaders and politicians

Historical

*Sharifa Fatima, was a Zaydi chief in 15th century Yemen
*Al-Khayzuran (? - 789) wife of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Al-Hadi and the most famous Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid
*Rabiah ibn Mudhar, was a Jewish king of Himyar
*Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa had a significant role in the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula. He was the son of Musa ibn Nusayr
*Musa bin Nusair, (640 - 716) was a Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads
*Dhu Nuwas, (515 - 525) last king of the Himyarite kingdom of Yemen
*Arwa al-Sulayhi, (1048 - 1138) Sulayhid Queen of Yemen

Modern

erved in Yemeni Republic government

*Ali Abdullah Saleh, (March 21, 1942 - ) current President
*Syed Hamid Albar, (January 15, 1944 - ) Malaysian Foreign Minister
*Syed Jaafar Albar, (? - 1977) Malaysian politician. Father of Syed Hamid Albar
*Abdul Qadir Bajamal, (1946 - ) current Prime Minister
*Faisal Bin Shamlan, (1934 - ) a member of the Yemeni parliament, currently running for president in coming presidential election
*Dr.AbdulWahab Raweh, (1952 - was in the Yemeni cabinet since 1994 until 2006, and in 2006 he became the president of Aden University)
*Abdullah as-Sallal, (1917 - 1994) President and Prime Minister of North Yemen (27 September 1962 - 5 November 1967)
*Abdul Rahman al-Iryani, (1908 - 1998) President and Prime Minister of North Yemen (5 November 1967 - 13 June 1974)
*Ibrahim al-Hamadi, (1943 - October 11 1977) former military head of state (1974 – 1977)
*Ahmed al-Ghashmi, (1941 - June 24, 1998) President of North Yemen (11 October 1977 - 24 June 1998)
*Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi, (1934 - 2006) President of North Yemen
*Abdul Latif Dayfallah, (1930 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
*Mahmoud al-Gayifi, (1918 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
*Hassan al-Amri, (1916 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
*Ahmad Muhammad Numan, (1909 - 1996) Prime Minister of North Yemen
*Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini, (1932 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
*Abdullah Kurshumi, Prime Minister of North Yemen
*Abdul Salam Sabrah, Prime Minister of North Yemen
*Kadhi Abdullah al-Hagri, (1911 - 1977) Prime Minister of North Yemen
*Hassan Muhammad Makki, (1933 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
*Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, (1939 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
*Abdul Karim al-Iryani, (October 12 - ) Prime Minister of North Yemen
*Qahtan Mohammed al-Shaabi, (1920 - 1976) President of South Yemen
*Salim Ali Rubai, (1935 - 1978) President of South Yemen
*Ali Nasir Mohammed, (1939 - ) President of South Yemen
*Abdul Fattah Ismail, (1939 - 1986) President of South Yemen
*Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, (April 15, 1939 - )President and Prime Minister of South Yemen
*Ali Salim al-Baidh, (1940 - ) President of South Yemen
*Faysal al-Shaabi, (1971 - ) Prime Minister of South Yemen
*Muhammad Ali Haitham, (1940 - 1993) Prime Minister of South Yemen
*Yasin Said Numan, (1947 - ) Prime Minister of South Yemen
*Jarallah Omar, (1942 - December 28, 2002) Socialist Party deputy leader
*Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri, (November, 1993 - ) Chairman of the National Opposition Front (MOWJ)

References

ee also

*List of people by nationality


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