Hassan al-Amri (Arabic: حسن العمري) (1920 – 7 April 1989^[1][2][3])^[4] was a Yemeni lieutenant general and Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic for five terms between 1964 and 1971. He was popularly known as The General of Yemen.^[5]

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Hassan al-Amri
حسن العمري
Hassan al-Amri with his kids 1965
Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
In office 10 February 1964 – 29 April 1964
President	Abdullah as-Sallal
Preceded by	Abdul Rahman al-Eryani
Succeeded by	Hamoud Al-Jaifi
Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
In office 1965
In office 6 January 1965 – 20 April 1965
Preceded by	Hamoud Al-Jaifi
Succeeded by	Ahmad Muhammad Numan
Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
In office 21 July 1965 – 18 September 1966
Preceded by	Abdullah as-Sallal
Succeeded by	Abdullah as-Sallal
Personal details
Born	1920 Al-Amaryah village, Sanaa, North Yemen
Died	7 April 1989(1989-04-07) (aged 68–69) Cologne, West Germany (present-day Germany)
Alma mater	Iraqi Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance	North Yemen
Branch/service	North Yemeni Army
Rank	Lt General
Battles/wars	Alwaziri coup North Yemen Civil War

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He was from the first batch to study in Iraq's War College in 1936.

He participated in the Alwaziri coup in 1948 against Imam Yahya, which failed and he was jailed for 7 years in the Hajja prison in Yemen, and then participated in the North Yemen Civil War against the royalists led by Muhammad al Badr.^[6]

Al-Amri's first three terms were served under President Abdullah as-Sallal. The dates of these terms were: (his positions were, a prime minister, a Commander in Chief of the armed forces and a vice president)

• 10 February to 29 April 1964
• 6 January to 20 April 1965
• 21 July 1965 to 18 September 1966

His final two terms were under President Abdul Rahman al-Iryani. (Member of the Republican)

• 21 December 1967 to 9 July 1969
• 24 August to 5 September 1971