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yemen*

H.E. Mohammed Hussein Haidar al-Hakimi,
Chairman, SCER

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CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Official Name LEGISLATURE
Republic of Yemen
1. Structure of National Legislature
2. Government Bicameral
Presidential Republic
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Head of State Designation Parliament (Majlis) consisting of-
President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI
The Shura Council (Majlis Alshoora), work as con-
4. Head of government Designation sultant council for president
Prime Minister Currently Maeen Abdul Malik
The House of Representatives (Majlis Annowab)
5. Capital
The capital according to the Yemeni constitution, 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
Sanaa city , and it was temporarily transferred to nominated
the Aden city. Members of the House of Representatives: Mem-
bers are elected through parliamentary elections at
6. Currency the level of electoral districts in Yemen, and there
Yemeni Rial (YER)
are 301 of them, (one representative in each elec-
7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) toral districthe/ she is the winner of the majority of
Predominantly Arabs, minor Afro-Arabs, South votes in the candidate district)
Asians, and Europeans
Shura Council Members: The President appoints
8. Date of Independence 111 members to the Shura Council.
1963 from the Mutawakkilite Kingdom in the north
of Yemen and 14 October 1964 from the British 4. Popular House
occupation in southern Yemen - united Yemen 22 Majlis Annowab
May 1990 5. Type of Electoral System

9. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution FPTP
Adopted 21 May 1990

10. Language (s)
Arabic
11. Literacy Levels
Total: 49%, Male: 77%, Female: 40.5%

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