President Ali Abduallh Saleh appointed five new governors in Aden, Hadramout, Hodeida, Lahj, and Jowf provinces.
The new decree assigned Ahmed Mohamed Katabi as a governor of Aden, Khaled Saeed Al-Daeini as a governor of Hadramout, Akram Abdullah Atiea as a governor of Hodeida, Ahmed Abdullah Al-Majedi as a governor of Lahj, and Yehia Ghober as a governor of Jowf.
The decree came after one day after the dismissal of four governors.