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The Kingdom of the Yemen on 9 March 1958 combined with the United Arab Republic to form the United Arab States. Its ruler is His Majesty, Imam Ahmad, son of the Imam Yahya (murdered on 17 Feb. 1948), who succeeded to the throne on 14 March 1948. Heir apparent is the Crown Prince, Saif Al-Islam Al-Badr, who is also Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence.
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Faroughy, A., Introducing Temen. New York, 1947
Heyworth-Dunne, G. E., Al-Yemen. Social, Political and Economic Survey. Cairo, 1952
Scott, H., In the High Temen. 2nd ed. London, 1947
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Steinberg, S.H. (1959). Yemen. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270886_87
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