Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
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| Became Prime Minister: | 22 May 1990 |
| Left Office: | 9 May 1994 |
| Predecessor: | First Prime Minister |
| Successor: | Muhammad Said al-Attar |
| Date of Birth: | 5 April 1939 |
Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas was appointed Prime Minister of Yemen by President Ali Abdullah Saleh when the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic united in 1990 to form present-day Yemen. Al-Attas served until 1994. He is a member of the Yemeni Socialist Party.
Before unification, al-Attas served as Prime Minister (1971-1986) and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council (1986-1990) in the southern PDRY.
When Aden in southern Yemen seceded in May of 1994, al-Attas served as the Prime Minister of the secessionist Democratic Republic of Yemen until the rebellion ended less than two months later.