| Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Yemen | |
|---|---|
| سفير خادم الحرمين الشريفين لدى اليمن (Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Yemen) | |
 Coat of Arms of Saudi Arabia | |
| Inaugural holder | Sheikh Mohammed 'Ubaikan |
| Formation | 1958 |
The List of Saudi ambassadors to Yemen lists the ambassadors from Saudi Arabia to Yemen. Nine ambassadors served between 1958 and 2019. Mohammed Al-Jaber is the most recent ambassador. He resides in Aden, Yemen's capital.
| Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | King of Saudi Arabia | List of heads of government of Yemen | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Sheikh Mohammed 'Ubaikan | San'a Yemen: Sheikh Mohammed 'Uba kan, San'a. [1] | Saud of Saudi Arabia | Hassan bin Yahya | 1961 no mate |
| 1976 | Sheikh Moussaid bin Ahmed Al-Sudairi | Mosa'ed al Sodairi, Sheikh Mosaed al Sodairi, Sheikh Mosa'ed al Sodairi, Sheikh, Mosaed al Sodairi. [2] | Faisal of Saudi Arabia | Kadhi Abdullah al-Hagri | |
| 1984 | Mahmoud Bahrrawee | [3] | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani | |
| 1996 | Ali bin Muhammad al-Qufaidi | On April 1, 1992, The Saudi ambassador to Yemen, 'Ali bin Muhammad al-Qufaydi, was held hostage for 18 hours by an armed Yemeni who gained entry to the Saudi Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen. The incident ended peacefully. [4] | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas | |
| January 1, 1995 | Ali Al-Gufeidi | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani | ||
| January 1, 2002 | Muhammad al-Qahtani | Muhammad Al-Qahtani [6] | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | Abdul Qadir Bajamal | |
| April 26, 2006 | Ali bin Mohammed Al-Hamdan | Mohamed Al-Hamdan From 2010 to 2011 Mr.Abdullah Mohamed Al-Hamdan was the 3rd Secretary in London. [7] | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | Abdul Qadir Bajamal | March 22, 2007 |
| September 1, 2014 | Mohammed Saeed Al-Jaber | Jaber was appointed ambassador in 2014, just ten days before the Houthi takeover in Yemen in September 2014. [8] | Fahd of Saudi Arabia | Mohammed Basindawa | February 14, 2015 |
| February 26, 2015 | Mohammed Saeed Al-Jaber [9] | The Saudi ambassador to Yemen relocated the embassy from Sana'a to Aden. [10] | Salman of Saudi Arabia | Khaled Bahah |
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