Al Bayda Governorate

Al Bayda Governorate (Arabic: مُحَافَظَة ٱلْبَيْضَاء Muḥāfaẓat Al-Bayḍāʾ), also spelt Al-Baidhah or Beida, is one of the governorates (muhafazat) of Yemen. It is located near the centre of the country, around the town of Al Bayda. Its population, according to the 2004 Yemeni census, was 571,778. In 2011, the population was estimated to be 895,000.^[1]

Al-Bayda' Governorate محافظة البيضاء
Governorate
Country	Yemen
Region	Sheba Region
Seat	Al Bayda, Yemen
Government
• Governor	Naser al Hadr al Swaydi
Area
• Total	11,193 km2 (4,322 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	895,000
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)

Alkhadra village and ruins – in the mountains of Al A'rsh & Rada' districts

Geography

Adjacent governorates

• Shabwah Governorate (east)
• Abyan Governorate (south, southeast)
• Lahij Governorate (south)
• Dhale Governorate (south, southwest)
• Ibb Governorate (west)
• Dhamar Governorate (west)
• Sanaa Governorate (north)
• Marib Governorate (north)

Districts

Al Bayda Governorate is divided into the following 20 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:

• Al A'rsh district
• Al Bayda district
• Al Bayda City district
• Al Malagim district
• Al Quraishyah district
• Ar Ryashyyah district
• As Sawadiyah district
• As Sawma'ah district
• Ash Sharyah district
• At Taffah district
• Az Zahir district
• Dhi Na'im district
• Maswarah district
• Mukayras district
• Na'man district
• Nati' district
• Rada'a district (Rada'a)
• Radman Al Awad district
• Sabah district
• Wald Rabi' district

Governors

Name	Term began	Term ended	Notes
Nayef al-Qaysi	Unknown	23 July 2017	Was sacked due to alleged ties with Al-Qaeda[2]
Salah al-Rassass	23 July 2017	Before 16 July 2019	Nayef al-Qaysi's replacement[2]
Naser al Hadr al Swaydi	Before 16 July 2019		Was the governor of Al Bayda on 16 July 2019.[3]