Yemen appoints Finance Minister as new PM

Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) appointed Finance Minister Salem Saleh Bin Braik as the country’s new Prime Minister, following the resignation of Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak.

The decision, reported by state-run Saba news agency on Saturday, came just hours after bin



Mubarak stepped down, citing constitutional constraints and obstacles that hindered his reform efforts.

Bin Braik, who has served as the Finance Minister since 2019 and Vice Finance Minister prior to that, has held several key financial and administrative roles throughout his career,