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Hasan al-Lawzi
حسن أحمد اللوزي
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Acting Prime Minister of Yemen
In office
4 June 2011 – 23 August 2011
President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Preceded by Ali Muhammad Mujawar
Succeeded by Ali Muhammad Mujawar
Personal details
Born 1952 (1952)
Sana'a, Yemen
Died (aged 68)
Cairo, Egypt
Alma mater Al-Azhar University

Hasan Ahmad al-Lawzi (1952 – 13 July 2020) was a Yemeni politician and writer. He was the Minister of Information.

Biography

Al-Lawzi was born in Sana'a and was educated at Cairo's Al-Azhar University. He published several volumes of poetry and short stories that reflected his profound interest in the Yemeni revolution. His work has been translated into English and was included in anthologies of modern Arabian literature during the 1980s. He later became involved in government and held a number of important positions.

Al-Lawzi died on 13 July 2020, at the age of 68, after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

See also

  • Cabinet of Yemen
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