Dr. Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi, the head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, arrived in Mukalla, the capital of Hadhramaut governorate (eastern Yemen), on Saturday, July 27, marking his second visit to the province within a year.

Local sources told Barran Press that Al-Alimi was accompanied by Council members Abdullah Al-Alimi and Othman Majali.

The sources added that Al-Alimi and his accompanying delegation were received by the governor of Hadhramaut, Mabkhout Mubarak bin Madi, the secretary-general of the local council, Saleh Al-Amqi, and a number of provincial undersecretaries.

Official media outlets had not issued any statement regarding the visit as of the time of writing this report (6:36 PM Hadhramaut time).

On June 24, 2023, Al-Alimi, the head of the Presidential Leadership Council, arrived in Hadhramaut for his first visit since his appointment as head of the Presidential Leadership Council on April 7, 2022. During his visit, he inspected service and development conditions in the governorate and joined its residents in celebrating Eid al-Adha.

In a statement to the media at the time, Al-Alimi expressed his "delight at visiting Hadhramaut governorate and meeting with its local and community leaders, for the sake of serving its citizens and alleviating their suffering exacerbated by the terrorist attacks of the Houthi militias, supported by the Iranian regime, on oil facilities and international shipping lanes."

He also affirmed the "Council's and the government's commitment to strengthening the role of local authorities in Hadhramaut governorate and all liberated governorates, and to supporting their efforts to achieve security and stability, and improve services, in a manner befitting the leading role of Hadhramaut governorate and its people in embodying the values of the state and constructive coexistence in various fields."