Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi (22 July 1929 – 10 June 2006) (Arabic: عبد الكريم عبد الله العرشي, romanized: ʿAbd al-Karīm ʿAbd Allāh al-ʿArāshī), was a Yemeni politician who served as the interim President of the Yemen Arab Republic briefly from 24 June to 18 July 1978.

[1] A statement by the president's office noted that Al-Arashi played an important role in the 1962 Yemeni revolution and in defending its goals.

[citation needed] He died on June 10, 2006, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia aged 71.

[5] Al-Arashi held numerous prominent positions, being appointed Minister of Finance twice, during which he established the state's first budget.

Shortly thereafter, he was elected chairman of the People's Council (Parliament) as well as vice president in the same year.