2021 in Yemen

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Events in the year 2021 in Yemen .

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Yemen	Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
	Prime Minister of Yemen	Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen — The Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict (since 2015) — The Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)

• 22 February – Starting of the Battle of Marib. ^[1]
• 25 February – Adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2564, calling for sanctions in Yemen. ^[2]

Deaths

• 27 March – Amin al-Waeli, major general (born 1962). ^[3]
• 10 May – Sami Hasan Al Nash, football manager (born 1957). ^[4]
• 13 May – Muhammed Ahmed Mansour  [ ar ], writer, poet and songwriter (born 1930). ^[5]
• 24 May – Najeeb Qahtan al-Shaabi, politician. ^[6]
• 25 May – Abdul Wahab Al-Dailami, politician, minister of justice (born 1938). ^[7]
• 12 July – Mohammed bin Ismail Al Amrani, judge (born 1921). ^[8]
• 28 September – Nasser al-Awlaki, politician, minister of agriculture (born 1946). ^[9]
• 9 November – Rasha al-Harazi, journalist (born 1996). ^[10]
• 3 December – Nasser al-Dhaibani, major general (born 1968). ^[11]

References

1. "Yemen's Houthis raise stakes in Marib 'blood bath', sources say". reuters.com. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
2. "Resolution 2564 (2021). Adopted by the Security Council on 25 February 2021". undocs.org. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
3. "The martyrdom of the commander of the sixth military region, Major General Amin Al-Waeli". newsyemen.net. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
4. "Yemen national soccer team coach dies from COVID-19". eu.usatoday.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
5. "وفاة شاعر الغزل اليمني الشيخ " محمد أحمد منصور " نبذه مختصره عن مؤلفاته.؟؟". yemen-now.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
6. "وفاة البرلماني نجيب قحطان الشعبي". alayyam.info. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
7. "وفاة عبد الوهاب الديلمي وزير العدل اليمني الأسبق". eremnews.com (in Arabic). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
8. خاص, المصدر أونلاين-. "وفاة القاضي العلامة محمد بن إسماعيل العمراني.. أبرز علماء وفقهاء اليمن في التاريخ الحديث". المصدر أونلاين (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-07-12.
9. خاص, المصدر أونلاين-. "ترأس جامعتين حكوميتين وعُين مستشاراً للرئيس ووزيراً للزراعة .. وفاة الدكتور ناصر العولقي". المصدر أونلاين (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
10. "Yemeni journalist killed in car explosion in Aden". euronews. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
11. Magdy, Samy (2021-12-13). "Officials: Military leader killed in fighting for Yemen city". AP News. Retrieved 2025-09-09.