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==Career==
Born in Eryan, a village in the central highlands of [[Ibb Governorate|Ibb]], in 1934, Al-Iryani belonged to a prominent family that had held government posts in the region for centuries; many of his ancestors and relatives were judges.<ref name=Obit>[
Before Yemen's unification, Al-Iryani served in the government of [[North Yemen]] as Minister of Development (1974–1976), Minister of Education (1976–1978), Prime Minister (1980–1983), and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1984–1990).<ref>al-bab.com, [http://www.al-bab.com/yemen/biog/iryani.htm Abd al-Karim al-Iryani] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102200808/http://www.al-bab.com/yemen/biog/iryani.htm |date=2 January 2010 }}</ref> Following unification in 1990, Al-Iryani continued to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs for the united [[Yemen|Republic of Yemen]] until 1993, when he became Minister of Development briefly before returning to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1994. Al-Iryani was appointed as Prime Minister after [[Faraj Said Bin Ghanem]] abruptly resigned on 29 April 1998. He served in this capacity until 31 March 2001, when he was succeeded by [[Abdul Qadir Bajamal]].
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