At one time, the British had the most influence in Southern Yemen; it is they who, due to their support for the Qu'aiti's made the Kathiri's weak. The above travel documents, for - Kathiri's, Quaiti's and Aden's - were all British influenced.

Above: British administered passports for - Qu'aity State, Kathiri Sate, South Arabia; Hadhramout was, then, a part of these.

Mahra, under British influence, too, had its own separate passport (on the right) - the British are known for their 'divide and rule' strategy. During the British rule in Southern Yemen, many Hadharem used British Indian Passports, like the one above, to travel. Note the words 'Aliens Registration' (commonly used in former British colonies) in the second document., under British influence, too, had its own separate passport (on the right) - the British are known for their 'divide and rule' strategy.

Republic of South Arabia. Hadhramout's changing identity: at one time, the two sultanates of Hadhramout belonged to the British controlled

Aden Protectorate which Hadhramout was in. My late father, used a travel document similar to this (above) when he migrated fled from Hadhramout. Hadhramout's changing identity: the British had a special passport for those under their rule under thewhich Hadhramout was in., used a travel document similar to this (above) when hefled from Hadhramout.

Hadhramout's changing identity: a personal identity card similar to the one above, is what the Hadharem had for internal use until Yemen's unification in 1990.

The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. And, below, samples of passports issued to Yemenis since unification in 1990. Hadhramout's changing identity: above, samples of passports issued to a very few by the authorities of. And, below, samples of passports issued to Yemenis since unification in 1990.



