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'''Abdul Karim Ali Al-Iryani''' or '''Al-Eryani''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Abdelkarim Al-Iryani from Yemen pronunciation (Voice of America).ogg|ˈ|æ|b|d|ʊ|l|_|k|ɑː|ˈ|r|iː|m|_|æ|l|_|ɪ|r|iː|ˈ|ɑː|n|i}}; {{lang-ar|عبد الكريم علي يحيى محمد عبد الله الإرياني}}‎; 12 October 1934 – 8 November 2015) was the [[Prime Minister of Yemen|Prime Minister]] of [[Yemen]] from 29 April 1998 to 31 March 2001. Al-Eryani, along with [[President of Yemen|President]] [[Ali Abdullah Saleh]], was the Secretary General of the [[General People's Congress (Yemen)|General People's Congress]] (GPC).

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>{{cite news|author=Eva Sohlman|date=12 November 12, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/world/middleeast/abdul-al-eryani-yemeni-politician-who-brokered-arab-spring-peace-dies-at-81.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well|title=Abdul Karim al-Eryani, 81, Dies; Yemeni Politician Brokered Arab Spring Peace|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=9 February 9, 2019}}</ref> He studied in the United States, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the [[University of Georgia]] in 1962, a Master of Science in Agriculture from the same institution in 1964, and a Ph.D.PhD in Biochemical Genetics from [[Yale University]] in 1968.

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>{{cite web|url=https://al-bab.com/abd-al-karim-al-iryani|title=Abd al-Karim al-Iryani|accessdate=February 9, February 2019}}</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]].

- Opposed an eminent armed conflict with Eritrea when the latter took over the Yemeni island of Hanish in the red sea. He then led the Yemen team in an international court which ruled for the return of the island to Yemen.

Al-Iryani was a member of the [[Global Leadership Foundation]], a non-profit organisation set up in 2004 by [[FW de Klerk]] to support good governance and reduce conflict around the world. He has been credited with brokering the [[Arab Spring]] peace negotiations in 2012, resulting in a transition plan for President Saleh to resign.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theglobalobservatory.org/2012/06/the-man-in-the-middle-of-yemens-transition-an-interview-with-abdul-karim-al-eryani/|author=Walter Kemp|title=The Man in the Middle of Yemen’s Transition: An Interview with Abdul Karim Al-Eryani|date=June 4, June 2012|accessdate=February 9, February 2019}}</ref>