Personal Life
Yamani's first wife was an Iraqi. They had three children. In 1956, Yamani's first daughter, Mai Yamani, was born, followed by second daughter Maha in 1959 and first son Hani in 1961. Mai Yamani later studied anthropology and is now an author and Research Fellow at the Royal Institute for International Affairs. Maha received a law degree from Cambridge and Hani a degree in business administration. Yamani married his second wife Tammam al Anbar on 23 March 1975, and had five children: Faisal (born 1976), Sharaf (born 1977), Sarah (born 1979), Arwa (born 1981) and Ahmed (born 1983). Yamani is fluent in Arabic, English and French.
His negotiation style, as remarked on by Kissinger, was to wine and dine other dignitaries until the point of fullness and lethargy, before beginning protracted negotiations (Reader's Digest, circa 1970).
Following his links with University of Exeter, he kept a keen interest in the area and his family currently supports local football team Azzy FC from UCP Marjon.
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