Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani

Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (/ˈɑːbdʊl əˈziːz ˈɑːbdʊl ˈɡɑːni/ (listen) AHB-duul ə-ZEEZ AHB-duul GAH-nee; 4 July 1939 – 22 August 2011) was a Yemeni politician who served as Prime Minister of Yemen from 1994 to 1997,[1] under President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Ghani was a member of the General People's Congress party.

Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani عبد العزيز عبد الغني
2nd Prime Minister of Yemen
In office 6 October 1994 – 14 May 1997
President	Ali Abdullah Saleh
Preceded by	Muhammad Said al-Attar
Succeeded by	Faraj Said Bin Ghanem
11th Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
In office 13 November 1983 – 22 May 1990
Preceded by	Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani
Succeeded by	Post abolished
In office 25 January 1975 – 15 October 1980
Preceded by	Abdul Latif Dayfallah (Acting)
Succeeded by	Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani
1st Governor of Central Bank of North Yemen
In office 1970–1975
Preceded by	Post established
Personal details
Born	4 July 1939 Hayfan, Taiz Governorate, Yemen
Died	22 August 2011 (aged 72) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Political party	General People's Congress
Spouse(s)	Aceya Hamza (m. 1966)
Children	6
Alma mater	Colorado College University of Colorado

Ghani also served as the second Vice President of Yemen Arab Republic in the 1980s, and as the Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic twice. His first term was from 1975 to 1980, and his second term was from 1983 to unification in 1990.[1][2]

Abdul Ghani was the president of the Consultative Council (Shura Council) from 2001 until his death in 2011.[3]

He received his BA degree in economics from Colorado College in the United States in 1962 and an MA in economics from the University of Colorado in 1964.[3]

He died in Saudi Arabia on 22 August 2011 from injuries suffered in a June assassination attempt on President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a government official with Saleh in Riyadh said.

Ghani was the first senior political figure to die from the explosion in Saleh's palace mosque which forced the president and a number of his aides to seek medical treatment in Saudi Arabia.[4]

References

1. "Parliament- (Pakistan, Yemen to establish friendship groups in Parliament)". Pakistan Press International. 2004-10-09. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
2. de Gruyter, Walter. Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Publictec Publications. p. 30.
3. https://www.assecaa.org/index.php/en/?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&catid=24
4. By Hakim Almasmari, For CNN. "Senior Yemen official dies from palace attack injuries - CNN.com".