Iriani

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al-Iriani (Arabic الإرياني), occasionally also transcribed as Eryani , Iryani or Iriyani , is the family name of several Yemeni politicians who have their roots in the North Yemeni Irian region (Iryan)

  • Abdul Karim al-Iryani (* 1934), first Prime Minister 1980–1983, then Foreign Minister of the Yemeni Arab Republic (Northern Yemen) from 1984–1990 and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Yemen, united with Southern Yemen, 1990–1998
  • Abdul Rahman al-Iriani (1910–1998), first Prime Minister, then 1967–1974 President of the Yemeni Arab Republic (Northern Yemen)
  • Abdullah Iriani († 1966), Minister for Local Government of the Yemeni Arab Republic (Northern Yemen)
  • Muhammad Abdullah al-Iryani (* 1942), North Yemeni military and diplomat
  • Muhammad Lutf al-Iryani (?), Yemeni ambassador to Germany (until 2011)