Hassan Muhammad Makki

Hassan Muhammad Makki ( born December 22, 1933, al - Hudaydah, North Yemen Arabic حسن محمد مكي ) was a Yemeni politician and repeatedly Economic and Foreign Secretary and briefly in 1974, Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic ( North Yemen ).

From a respected and wealthy family originating and training first to Egypt and then sent to Italy, Hassan Makki studied from 1953 to 1956 at the University of Rome and his doctorate in 1960 over economy at the University of Bologna. Back in Yemen, he was thereupon 1960-1962 Adviser at Ministry of Economic Affairs.

With the overthrow of the monarchy Makki was promoted to Deputy Minister of Economy of the young republic and to the director of the Yemen Bank for Reconstruction and Development in September 1962. In the cabinet Abdul Rahman al - Iriani he finally held 1963-1964 even the Ministry of Economy. Short term in 1964 and again from April to September 1966 and from 1967 to 1968 Hassan al- Makki was foreign minister in the cabinets Hassan al- Amri. When he wanted to convey during an uprising nasseristischer officers and army parts in Sanaa in 1968, he was severely wounded. Then he was sent first as Ambassador to Italy (1968-1970) and in the Federal Republic of Germany ( 1970-1972 ). Abdullah al- Kadi Hagri called him back in 1972 and as Deputy Prime Minister and as Minister of Economics in his cabinet; and as al - Hagri resigned on 10 February 1974 Makki was even commissioned by President Abdul Rahman al - Iriani to form a government on 3 March.

In June 1974 Makki al - Irianis survived crash and remained in the new cabinet Muhsin al - Aini Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, at least until October 1974. Thereafter, he was sent as Permanent Ambassador of Yemen to the United Nations ( 1974-1976, replaced by al - Aini ) and was also ambassador to the U.S. and Canada ( 1975-1976 ). From 1975 to 1976 he also served as President of Sana'a University. Once again, he was Ambassador to Italy (1977-1979), before he briefly again became Foreign Minister in the cabinet of Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani 1979-1980. In the follow- cabinet of Abdul Karim al - Makki Iryani 1980 was again Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and remained so at first also, as of 1983, Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, a cabinet was formed (until 1984 ).

During the crisis, which led to the temporary flare secession from May to July 1994 failed assassination attempt against him. His driver and a bodyguard fell victim to the attack, Makki was uninjured.