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Salem Saleh Bin Braik Appointed as Yemen’s New Prime Minister.

Appointment | Dated: 07 May 2025

In May 2025, the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) of Yemen appointed Finance Minister (FM) Salem Saleh Bin Braik as the new Prime Minister (PM) of Yemen. He succeeded Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, who resigned on May 3, 2025, after encountering several governance challenges, including being unable to implement a cabinet reshuffle.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - Salem began his career working in customs at the Mukalla port in Yemen and later moved to the port's audit department, where he served until the 1990s.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) In 2005, Salem Saleh Bin Braik was appointed as the Director-General (DG) of Customs at the al-Tuwal/Haradh crossing in Hajjah Governorate. He later held the DG role at the Hodeidah port on the Red Sea and, in mid-2013, became the DG of Aden Free Zone Customs.
  • (ii) From 2014 to 2018, he headed the Customs Authority. In 2019, he became a member of the Supreme Economic Committee of Yemen's internationally recognized government, later joining the Board of Directors (BoD) of the Central Bank of Yemen and serving as Deputy FM.
  • (iii) He was appointed as Yemen’s Finance Minister in 2019, holding this position until his elevation to Prime Minister in May 2025.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Yemen?

Correct Answer: Salem Saleh Bin Braik

🚀 Quick Recap:

About Yemen

  • Prime Minister (PM) : Salem Saleh Bin Braik
  • Capital : Sanaa