Hasan al-Lawzi
Hasan Ahmad al-Lawzi was a Yemeni politician and writer. He was the Minister of Information.
Al-Lawzi was born in Sana'a and was educated at Cairo's Al-Azhar University. He published several volumes of poetry and short stories that reflected his profound interest in the Yemeni revolution. His work has been translated into English and was included in anthologies of modern Arabian literature during the 1980s. He later became involved in government and held a number of important positions.
Al-Lawzi died on July 13, 2020, at the age of 68, after contracting COVID-19 during the pandemic in Egypt.
