Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas

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Became Prime Minister:	22 May 1990
Left Office:	9 May 1994
Predecessor:	First Prime Minister
Successor:	Muhammad Said al-Attar
Date of Birth:	5 April 1939

Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas was appointed Prime Minister of Yemen by President Ali Abdullah Saleh when the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic united in 1990 to form present-day Yemen. Al-Attas served until 1994. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Yemen .

Before unification, al-Attas served as Prime Minister (1971-1986) and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1986-1990) in the southern PDRY.

When Aden in southern Yemen seceded in May of 1994, al-Attas served as the Prime Minister of the secessionist Democratic Republic of Yemen until the rebellion ended less than two months later.

Preceded by: Ali Nasir Mohammed

President of South Yemen

Followed by: He was the last President of South Yemen