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Yemen

Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. It is located in the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 970 entities connected with Yemen. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Yemen. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Yemen

We include 4 programs targeting entities located in Yemen.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[SECO-YEMEN]Measures Against YemenSECO SwitzerlandYemen  
[UK-YEM]UK sanctions relating to YemenOFSI United KingdomYemen  
[US-YEMEN]Yemen-Related Sanctions (EO 13611)OFAC United StatesYemen  
[UN-SC2140]Yemen SanctionsUNSC Yemen  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 578 entities identified as PEPs connected with Yemen.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chairperson, Presidential Leadership Council1--
Deputy Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister2--
Vice Chairperson, Presidential Council7--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister of Yemen-24
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation-23
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Fisheries1--
Minister of Civil Service and Insurance-54
Minister of Civil Services & Social Security1--
Minister of Culture-32
Minister of Defence142
Minister of Education132
Minister of Electricity and Energy142
Minister of Endowments and Guidance-32
Minister of Endowments and Religious Guidance1--
Minister of Finance151
Minister of Fisheries-12
Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs1--
Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Vocational Training1--
Minister of Human Rights-22
Minister of Human Rights and Legal Affairs1--
Minister of Industry and Trade113
Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism1--
Minister of Interior1--
Minister of Interior of Yemen-82
Minister of Justice132
Minister of Legal Affairs-22
Minister of Local Admin.1--
Minister of Oil & Minerals162
Minister of Parliament and Shura Affairs-32
Minister of Planning & International Cooperation132
Minister of Public Health and Population131
Minister of Public Works & Roads1--
Minister of Public Works and Highways-42
Minister of Sana’a Secretariat--1
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor141
Minister of State--3
Minister of State for National Dialogue--2
Minister of Telecommunications & Information Technology1--
Minister of Tourism-41
Minister of Transport142
Minister of Water & Environment121
Minister of Youth & Sports14-
Supreme Political Council--2
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of Representatives--291
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of the General Staff of Yemen-1-
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen-4-
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of France to Yemen-21
ambassador of Germany to Yemen-7-
ambassador of Greece to Yemen--1
ambassador of Indonesia to Yemen-1-
ambassador of Iran to Yemen-1-
ambassador of Norway to Yemen--1
ambassador of Pakistan to Yemen--1
Ambassador of Spain to Yemen-21
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Yemen-9-
Ambassador to the US1--
Chinese Ambassador to Yemen--1
Palestinian ambassador to Yemen-3-
Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations-32
United States Ambassador to Yemen-12

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of Yemeni House of Representatives-2288
Prime Minister of Yemen-84
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen-92
Member of the Shura Council-17
Minister of Communication of Yemen-42
Minister of Information-51
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research-32
Vice President of Yemen-32
Minister of Expatriate Affairs-22
Minister of Local Administration-22
Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training-22
Special Envoy to the Secretary-General on Yemen-31
Minister of Cabinet Affairs-2-
President of Yemen-11
speaker of House of Representatives of Yemen-11
Governor of Al Bayda' Governorate--1
Governor of Al Hudaydah Governorate--1
Governor of Al Jawf Governorate-1-
Governor of Amran Governorate--1
Governor of Hadhramaut Governorate--1
Governor of Ma'rib Governorate--1
Governor of Shabwah Governorate-1-
Governor of Socotra Governorate--1
Governor of Ta'izz Governorate--1
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Republic of Yemen1--
Presidential Leadership Council--1
Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...