Abdul-Karim Al-Iryani

Abdul-Karim Al-Iryani
4th Prime Minister of Yemen
In office
29 April 1998 – 31 March 2001
PresidentAli Abdullah Saleh
Preceded byFaraj Said Bin Ghanem
Succeeded byAbdul Qadir Bajamal
Deputy Prime Minister of Yemen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen
In office
6 October 1994 – 25 May 1997
PresidentAli Abdullah Saleh
Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Yemen
In office
1984–1990
Prime Minister of North Yemen
In office
1980–1983
Preceded byAbdul Aziz Abdul Ghani
Succeeded byAbdul Aziz Abdul Ghani
Minister of Education of North Yemen
In office
1976–1978
Minister of Development of North Yemen
In office
1974–1976
Personal details
Born(1934-10-12)12 October 1934
Iryan, Ibb Governorate, North Yemen
Died8 November 2015(2015-11-08) (aged 81)
Frankfurt, Germany
Political partyGeneral People's Congress
RelationsAbdul Rahman al-Eryani (uncle)
Mutaher al-Eryani (brother)
Alma materUniversity of Georgia

Abdul Karim Ali Al-Iryani (/ˈæbdʊl kɑːˈrm æl ɪrˈɑːni/ ; Arabic: عبد الكريم علي يحيى محمد عبد الله الإرياني‎; 12 October 1934 – 8 November 2015; also spelled Al-Eryani) was a Yemeni politician who served as the Prime Minister of Yemen from 29 April 1998 to 31 March 2001. Al-Iryani, along with President Ali Abdullah Saleh, was the Secretary General of the General People's Congress (GPC).