Yemeni MP Works at a Café in New York After Undergoing Open Heart Surgery

Yemenat

Mohammed Al–Mekhalfi

In May 2025, Yemeni parliamentarian Ahmed Saif Hashed arrived in New York, his heart burdened with pains that had strained his arteries until they seemed on the verge of bursting.

These pains were the result of exhaustion and the immense pressures he had endured while defending the oppressed and the ordinary people.

He came carrying both his illness and the weight of a homeland that never left him, searching for treatment after medical options in his own country, which is suffering one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, had become impossible to access.

His arrival in the United States was not an ordinary medical journey. It was made possible by a noble humanitarian effort undertaken by the Yemeni community in New York.

They arranged everything for him, including medical appointments, hospital procedures, housing, and even the smallest details he might need while living away from home. They opened their doors and their hearts, standing by him as children stand by their father.

They deserve deep gratitude and appreciation for their stance, which reflects the genuine character of Yemenis wherever they may be, and for the support that became a pillar for him in one of the most challenging moments of his life.

Hashed underwent open-heart surgery in one of New York’s leading hospitals, and the operation was successful.

After several days of careful medical supervision, the doctors advised him to remain under observation for nearly two months so that his condition could stabilize and his wounds could fully heal.

Yet Hashed, true to his nature that resists waiting and refuses long stays away from home, declined to remain. He gathered his weary heart and the wounds that had barely begun to heal, and he left New York for Cairo.

The journey was long and exhausting. He experienced