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Muhammad Mahmoud Al-Zubairi (1910–1965) was a Yemeni poet, politician, and revolutionary, widely regarded as one of Yemen's greatest poets of the twentieth century. Known as "Abu Al-Ahrar" (the father of freemen) and "the poet of Yemen," he left an indelible mark on Yemeni literature.
Born in 1910 in Sanaa, Al-Zubairi grew up as an orphan in a middle-class family. After receiving his early education in Sanaa, he pursued higher studies at Cairo University in 1939. Upon his return to Sanaa in 1941, he faced imprisonment by Imam Yahya for his critical views. Released a year later, he relocated to Taiz and then to Aden, where he founded the "Free Yemeni Party" in 1944.
Al-Zubairi played a significant role in Yemen's political landscape, notably during the Dustor or Constitutional Revolution in 1948. Despite being appointed Minister of Knowledge in the new government, he was forced to flee to Aden and later Pakistan after the restoration of the monarchy by Imam Yahya's son, Ahmad.
Returning to Yemen during the 26 September Revolution in 1962, Al-Zubairi served as Minister of Education and later as Deputy Prime Minister and a member of the Revolutionary Council. However, his political career was tragically cut short when he was assassinated on 1 April 1965 in Barat, northern Sana'a.
The Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), also known simply as North Yemen or Yemen (Sanaʽa), was a country from 1962 to 1990 in the northwestern part of what is now Yemen. Its capital was at Sanaʽa. It united with the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (commonly known as South Yemen) on May 22, 1990 to form the current Republic of Yemen.
Obverse
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Depicts the coat of arms of the Yemen Arab Republic (1974–1990) surrounded by country name in Arabic and English, denomination in Arabic and English with date in Gregorian calendar year below. الجمهورية العربية اليمنية |
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Reverse
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Depicts a detailed view of a flying hawk head with clouds around. |
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5 Rials
KM# 6 Schön# 121 Fr# 16
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