# Abdul Latif Dayfallah

_Yemeni military officer and politician (1930–2019)_

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> Abdul Latif Dayfallah was a Yemeni military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic during the North Yemen Civil War. He joined the North Yemeni Army in the 1950s and received military training at the Egyptian Military Academy in Cairo where he acquired Nasserist sympathies. At the time of the September 1962 coup, he held the rank of Major General and served as Director of Signals in the Yemeni military. He held several ministerial posts, such as minister of interior and minister of finance. He lived in Lebanon from 1966 to 1967. Dayfallah also served as acting prime minister for nine days in January 1975. Dayfallah died in March 2019 at the age of 89.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 January 1930 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4665499#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Ibb Governorate ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4665499#P19))
- **Died:** 27 March 2019 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4665499#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Yemen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4665499#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; civil servant ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4665499#P106))
- **Positions held:** Prime Minister of Yemen; Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4665499#P39))

## Questions

**When was Abdul Latif Dayfallah born?**  
Abdul Latif Dayfallah was born on 1 January 1930 in Ibb Governorate.

**What positions has Abdul Latif Dayfallah held?**  
Positions held by Abdul Latif Dayfallah include: Prime Minister of Yemen; Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Abdul Latif Dayfallah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Latif_Dayfallah) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4665499](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4665499) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Abdulateif-dif-allah (cropped).jpg by العمري (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abdulateif-dif-allah_(cropped).jpg)

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