Abdullah Hussein al-Dafa'i (Arabic: عبد الله حسين الدفعي; 1959 – 30 October 2015) was a Yemeni politician. He was previously Minister of Housing and Urban Planning from 1998 to 2001 and then as Minister of Public Works and Highways from 2001 to 2006.[1][2][3] He served as the ambassador of Yemen to United Arab Emirates from 20 September 2007 to 19 May 2013.[4]