Press release: The former president and the new of Yemen receive the (Sheba Award for peacemakers 2011) in a grand ceremony in the presidential Palace in a regional and international presence.

Field Marshal Abd Rabo Mansour Hadi,President of the Republic of Yemen and the former president, Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh received today,  "Sheba Award  for the peacemakers, 2011," during the grand  ceremony that  was held this morning in the Yemeni   presidential Palace   in Sana'a to hand over power from former President to his successor, the new president in the presence of the Arab League Secretary General Nabil Arabi, the United Nations envoy  Jamal Bin Omar  and Chairman and members of the House of Representatives and the Shura Council and the ambassadors of brotherly and friendly countries and the diplomatic corps accredited to Yemen.

The Award Board of Trustees had selected at the beginning of this week, five Yemeni, Arab and international figures to achieve the first version of the  "Sheba for peacemakers" award  who have had a prominent role in peace-making in Yemen and preventing it from sliding into a devastating civil war during the acute crisis, which lasted a whole year under the banner of  "Arab spring" revolutions.

And the other figures that received the award along with Field Marshal Hadi  and Field Marshal Saleh were Dr. Yassin Said Numan - Secretary General of the Yemeni Socialist Party, and Dr. Abdul Latif Al Zayani - Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council - Mr. Jamal Bin Omar Secretary-General's envoy to Yemen.

The award was handed over by lawyer / Muhammad Ali Alawo - Head of Maonah Association for Human Rights and migration and lawyer / Ibrahim Shuga'a Al-Din - the head of the April 27 organization to raise awareness of democracy.

In a joint statement issued this evening, Monday, 27 / February /2012,  the Board of Trustees confirmed that  in the near future a special celebration will be established  to hand over the other three Award recipients which could not celebrate them in the inauguration ceremony, which was held today in the presidency Palace  due to the lack of time and the intensity of the audience.

The statement included the text of the letter that came with the award armor and medals, and was as follows:

In the name of God the Merciful

Field Marshal / Abd Rabo Mansour Hadi                                                     respectful

President of the Republic of Yemen

Field Marshal / Ali Abdullah Saleh,                                                              respectful

founder of the modern Yemen 
Chairman of General Popular Congress

Dr / Yassin Said Numan                                                                               respectful

Secretary General of the Yemeni Socialist Party

Dr / Abdul Latif Al Zayani                                                                              respectful

Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council,

Mr. / bin OmarJamal                                                                                     respectful

Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Yemen

A tribute ... And after:

It is based on your creative role and your great efforts  all of position and duties in sparing the Republic of Yemen from sliding in the midst of a civil war, and based on what you have generously and patiently given for creating the appropriate atmosphere and clime for the transfer of  power peacefully through the early presidential elections that we have witnessed and the whole world have witnessed its chapters on 21 / February / 2012  for Yemen to make a precedent  record  in the process of peaceful transfer of authority  in the Arab world as a whole ..

We are honored in the Maonah Association for Human Rights and Migration and the of April 27 Organization to raise awareness of democracy and the  international development group  and human rights that the first version of the  (SHEBA for Peace 2011) award goes to your generous  person  with our understanding that you are larger than any armor and medals awarded to you for your noble efforts within a year in which Yemen has lived the crisis which came close to toppling it, and you had great credit after God Almighty in  exiting this country to safety.

Issued by the Maonah Association for Human Rights and migration

And the April 27 Organization to raise awareness of democracy

And the international development group and human rights

                                                               On 27 / February / 2012