Qadhi Abdullah al-Hajjri (Arabic: القاضي عبدالله الحجري; 1911 – 10 April 1977) was the Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic from 30 December 1972 until 10 February 1974. He was appointed by President Abdul Rahman al-Iryani.
Death
Hajjri was assassinated in London on April 10, 1977, along with his wife Fatimah and Abdullah Ali al Hammami, minister plenipotentiary of the Yemen Arab Republic embassy in London. All three were shot dead in their Mercedes-Benz car outside the Royal Lancaster Hotel near Hyde Park using a silenced .32 automatic pistol. A report in a British newspaper named Zohair Yousif Akache, a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) militant and later that year the leader of the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181, as being wanted by Scotland Yard in connection with the political killings.
References
- ^ "Palestinian named over triple shooting". London: The Times. 1977-04-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ "Gunman Kills 3 Yemenis, Including Former Premier, Outside a Hotel in London". New York City: The New York Times. 1977-04-07. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- Borrell, Clive. "Former Yemeni prime minister and wife in London triple shooting." The Times, 11 April 1977.
- Francis, Samuel T.; DiLorenzo, Thomas J. (1977-12-21). The Terrorist International and Western Europe (Report). Washington, D.C.: Heritage Foundation. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
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| Preceded byMohsin Ahmad al-Aini | Prime Minister of North Yemen 1972–1974 |
Succeeded byHassan Muhammad Makki |
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