Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen | |
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Style | His Excellency |
Appointer | Presidential Leadership Council |
Inaugural holder | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas |
Formation | May 22, 1990 |
Salary | 220,000 YER (2011) [1] |
Website | pmo-ye |
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