Yemen Names New Prime Minister After Mubarak Resigns

Yemen’s head of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, appointed Salem Saleh bin Buraik as the new Prime Minister, according to the government-run Saba news agency.

Buraik is leaving his role as finance minister in the cabinet and will replace Ahmed Bin Mubarak, who resigned Saturday. Mubarak cited an inability “to take necessary decisions to reform several state institutions,” including a lack of support to reshuffle the Cabinet, according to the resignation letter addressed to Al-Alimi.