Faisal Amin Abu-Rass

Faisal Amin Abu-Rass
Ambassador of Yemen to Lebanon and Cyprus
In office
13 January 2009 – 21 March 2011
Preceded byMohamed Qubaty
Succeeded byvacant
Personal details
Born (1957-12-31) 31 December 1957
RelativesSadeq Amin Abu Rass (brother)
OccupationDiplomat, politician

Faisal Amin Abu-Rass (Arabic: فيصل امين ابو راس; born 31 December 1957[1]) is a Yemeni diplomat and politician. He quit his position as ambassador to Lebanon and Cyprus over the 2011 Yemeni uprising.[2] He was the first ambassador to resign over the uprising.[3] He previously served as a member of parliament for the ruling party, the General People's Congress.[4] He served as a representative in Al-Jawf Governorate but resigned in 2005 over alleged corruption.[5]

Since the Houthi takeover in Yemen, he has served as the undersecretary for foreign affairs and has met with the UN special envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths.[6] His brother is Sadeq who is the current head of the General People's Congress.[7]

References

  1. ^ "استدعاء فيصل ابو رأس سفير اليمن في لبنان من اجل تعيينه محافظاً للجوف". Mareb press (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  2. ^ "Yemen Live Blog – March 21", Al Jazeera English. 21 March 2011. Archived 24 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "سفير اليمن بلبنان ورموز بالنظام يستقيلون بسبب المجازر". Al-Alam News Network. 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  4. ^ "The American Interest: AI". 2006.
  5. ^ "برلماني يمني يقدم إستقالته بسبب تفاقم معاناة أبناء منطقته النائية". alwahdawi.net (in Arabic). 2005-09-07. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  6. ^ "UAE hopes U.N. can convince Yemen's Houthis to cede Hodeidah". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  7. ^ "Against the background of the oil derivatives crisis, the leaders of the Houthi militia threaten Abu Ras". News Yemen. Retrieved 2025-03-20.