Bin Ghanem Cabinet

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Bin Ghanem Cabinet
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3rd Cabinet of Yemen
Date formed15 September 1997 (1997-09-15)
Date dissolved15 May 1998 (1998-05-15)
People and organisations
President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Prime Minister Faraj Said Bin Ghanem
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul-Karim Al-Iryani
Member party  General People's Congress
Status in legislature Majority
187 / 301(62%)
Opposition parties  Al-Islah
  NUPO
  Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
History
Election 1997 Yemeni parliamentary election
Legislature term2nd Legislature
Predecessor Abdulghani Cabinet
Successor Al-Iryani Cabinet

The Bin Ghanem cabinet was the cabinet of Yemen formed by Faraj Said Bin Ghanem from 15 September 1997 to 15 May 1998. [1] [2]

Contents

Composition

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister 15 September 199715 May 1998  Independent
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Defense
Mohammed Dhaifullah Mohammed
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Interior 15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Finance 15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Information 15 September 199715 May 1998  Independent
Minister of Electricity and Water
Ali Hameed Sharaf
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Youth and Sports 15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Civil Service and Administration Reform
Mohammed Ahmed al-Junaid
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Public Health
Abdullah Abdulwali Nasher
15 September 199715 May 1998  Independent
Minister of Justice
Ismael Ahmed al-Wazir
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Labor and Technical Training
Mohammed Abdullah al-Batani
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Culture and Tourism
Abdulmalek Mansour
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Oil and Minerals 15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Religious Endowments and Guidance
Ahmed Mohammed al-Shami
15 September 199715 May 1998  Party of Truth
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
Ahmed Salem al-Jabli
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Transport
Abdulmalik al-Sayani
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
Abdullah Ahmed Ghanem
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Local Administration 15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Fisheries Wealth
Ahmed Musaed Hussein
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Development and Planning 15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Telecommunications
Ahmed Mohammed al-Ansi
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Housing and Urban Planning15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Industry
Ahmed Mohammed Sufan
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Trade
Abdulrahman Ali Othman
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Education
Yahya al-Shuaibi
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of Expatriates Affairs
Abdullah Saleh Saba'a
15 September 199715 May 1998  Independent
Minister of Insurance and Social Affairs
Mohammed Abdullah al-Batani
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC
Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs
Ahmed al-Bashari
15 September 199715 May 1998  GPC

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References

  1. "حكومة الدكتور/ فرج سعيد بن غانم 1997م" [Government of Farj Said bin Ghanem 1997]. رئاسة مجلس الوزراء (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. "الحكومة المُشًكًّلة في تاريخ 15/9/1997م حتى 15/5/1998م" [Formed government in 15 September 1997 to 15 May 1998]. المركز الوطني للمعلومات (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 October 2022.