Abdu Ali Abdul Rahman

Abdu Ali Abdul Rahman al-Shawafi (Arabic: عبده علي عبدالرحمن الشوافي) was a Yemeni diplomat. He quit his position as ambassador to Pakistan over the Yemeni revolution. He was later reported to have resumed his role.[1] He previously served as the deputy minister of foreign affairs of first South Yemen[2] and then united Yemen[3] until 1998.[4] He also served as ambassador to Russia and Syria.[5] He served as the head of the Taiz branch of the General People's Congress party and as a member of the Shura Council.[6] He helped demarcate the border between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[7] On 13 November 2019, he received a call from former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh's son Ahmed, to reassure him of his health after undergoing heart surgery in a hospital in Pakistan.[8] He died on 20 January 2024.[5]

References

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  2. ↑ "Seventh Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on the Question of Palestine". United Nations. Archived from the original on 2025-08-09. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Abdu Ali Abdulrahman Interview: "Yemen has pledged its full support for the proposed treaty to ban anti-personnel land-mines."[Archives:1997/39/Interview]". Yemen Times. Archived from the original on 2025-10-10. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Al-Saqqaf, Abdulaziz. "Administrative Reforms FOCUS ON THE REAL ISSUES [Archives:1998/41/Viewpoint]". Yemen Times. Archived from the original on 2025-10-14. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 "وزارة الخارجية تنعي وفاة السفير عبده علي عبدالرحمن الشوافي". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Yemen). Archived from the original on 2026-03-08. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "الفصول غير المروية في حياة السياسي والدبلوماسي المخضرم السفير عبده علي عبدالرحمن الشوافي". Yemen Now News. Archived from the original on 2026-04-27. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Yemeni-Saudi border between the Taif Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding.. Saeed Abdul Masih Shehata". Khaddam. Archived from the original on 2026-01-05. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "أحمد علي عبدالله صالح يطمئن على صحة السفير عبده علي عبد الرحمن". Yemen tdy. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 8 August 2025.