Qadhi Abdullah al-Hajjri (1911–10 April 1977) ( ar, القاضي عبدالله الحجري) was the

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of the

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from 30 December 1972 until 10 April 1974. He was appointed by

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Abdul Rahman al-Iryani Abdul Rahman Yahya Al-Eryani ( ar, عبد الرحمن الإرياني, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Yaḥyā al-Iryānī; 10 June 1910 – 14 March 1998) was the President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 5 November 1967 to 13 June 1974. Ori ...

. He was assassinated in

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on April 10, 1977, along with his wife Fatmiah and the minister

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of North Yemen's embassy. All three were shot in their car outside the Royal Lancaster Hotel near

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. Hajri's killer has never been identified, though a report in a Palestinian newspaper named one of the hijackers of

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as being wanted in connection with the killing.'Hijack leader "wanted for London killings." ''The Times'', 28 October 1977.

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1911 births 1977 deaths Prime Ministers of North Yemen Assassinated Yemeni politicians Yemeni people murdered abroad People murdered in London Deaths by firearm in London {{Yemen-politician-stub