New Cabinet members announced [Archives:2007/1040/Front Page]
April 9 2007
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SANA'A, April 7 ) President Ali Abdullah Saleh issued a republican decree last Thursday dictating the formation of a new government, to be led by new Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Mujawar and including 32 portfolios, after reintroducing the Ministry for Expatriate Affairs.
The new Cabinet includes 12 new members following the resignation of former Finance Minister Saif Al-Asali, who was newly appointed as Minister of Trade and Industry, and appointing someone else in his place. In return, 10 ministers left the Cabinet and a minister was appointed for the newly reinstated Ministry of Expatriate Affairs.
While 16 ministers retained their posts, another four were transferred to other ministries. Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdul Kareem Al-Arhabi also assumed the post of Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, in addition to his previous placement.
The list of those who left the Cabinet includes: General People's Congress Assistant Secretary-General Sadeq Amin Abu Ras and Abdulrahman Al-Akwa', previously assuming the Ministry of Local Administration and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, respectively.
Further, Minister of Culture Khalid Rowaishan, Telecommunications Minister Abdulmalik Al-Mu'almi and Human Rights Minister Khadija Al-Haisami also left their ministerial posts.
Retaining their posts were: Interior Minister Rashad Al-Alimi, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdul Kareem Al-Arhabi, Information Minister Hassan Ahmed Al-Lawzi, Foreign Affairs Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi, Defense Minister Mohammed Nasser Ahmed, Public Health Minister Abdulkarim Rasa', Minister of Fish Wealth Mahmoud Zaghairi, Justice Minister Ghazi Al-Aghbari, Higher Education Minister Saleh Ali Bassura, Minister of Tourism Nabil Al-Faqih, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Amatalrazak Ali Hummad, Minister of Public Works and Roads Omar Al-Kurshumi, Minister of Water and Environment Abdulrahman Al-Eryani, Minister of Oil and Minerals Khalid Mahfoudh Bahah, Education Minister Abdulsallam Al-Jawfi, Minister of Civil Service and Insurance Hamoud Khalid Al-Soufi and Minister of State and Sana'a Mayor Yahya Al-Shu'aibi.
As for those joining the Cabinet for the first time, the list includes: Mustafa Baharan as Minister of Electricity, Abdulqader Hilal as Minister of Local Administration, Saleh Sumi'e as Minister of Expatriate Affairs, Noman Al-Souhaibi as Finance Minister, Kamal Al-Jabri as Telecommunications Minister, Mansour Al-Houshabi as Agriculture and Irrigation Minister, Ibrahim Omar Hajri as Minister of Vocational and Technical Education, Huda Al-Ban as Human Rights Minister and Hamoud Al-Hitar as Minister of Endowments.
Former Minister of Endowments Hamoud Obad assumed the post of Youth and Sports Minister, while Rashad Al-Rassas and Adnan Al-Jifri exchanged positions. The former was appointed Legal Affairs Minister in place of Al-Jifri, who assumed the post of Minister of Parliament and Shoura Council Affairs.
Some observers believe Yemen has done little regarding political and economic reforms and combating corruption, which remains rampant in all state institutions, while there's no real activation of effective laws and legislation. They believe Yemen's is an impaired government unable to achieve its peoples' wishes.
The new Cabinet swore an oath before President Saleh on Saturday, after which he chaired a meeting with the new government, outlining its future tasks and the responsibilities laid upon them as members.
Saleh also told them that war should be declared against corruption and corrupt officials, noting that there will be no intervention in government tasks and work.
He further demanded the ministers abandon nepotism, fight price hikes and fix prices to improve citizens' living standards.
For his part, Prime Minister Mujawar pointed out that his government will be responsible for any shortcomings; however, he requested non-intervention by government authorities.
New ministers' CVs
Ali Mohammed Mujawar – Prime Minister
– Born 1953 in Shabwa
– B.A. in economic administration from Algeria University, 1981
– M.A. in economic administration from France's Grenoble University, 1987
– Ph.D. in production administration from Grenoble University, 1991
– Member of higher studies, business management department, Aden University's Faculty of Management
– Dean of the Faculty of Oil and Minerals, 1999-2001
– Deputy minister of Civil Service and Insurance
– General manager of Al-Barah Cement Factory
– Minister of Fish Wealth, 2003
– Minister of Electricity in the last government reshuffle, 2006
Mustafa Yahya Baharan – Minister of Electricity
– Born 1957 in Ibb
– Ph.D. in nuclear physics from the U.S., 1992
– Head of the National Committee for Nuclear Energy
– Staff member, Faculty of Education
Judge Hamoud Abdulhamid Al-Hitar – Minister of Endowments
– Born 1955 in Ibb
– M.A. in civil judiciary from Egypt's High Institute of Judiciary, 1983
– Chairman of the Sana'a and Al-Jawf Appeals Court
– Chairman of the Penal Department
– Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council
– Member of the General Assembly of Yemeni Scholars Association
– Head of the Capital Appeals Court, 1994-1998
Abdulqader Ali Hilal – Minister of Local Administration
– Born 1962 in Sana'a governorate
– B.A. in police and law and Sharia, 1984
– Deputy governor of Ibb and Ibb governor, 1996
– Hadramout governor, 2001-2007
– Member of the Yemeni-German Friendship Association
– Member of the Charitable Society for Supporting Al-Aqsa Al-Shareef
Saleh Sumi'e – Minister of Expatriate Affairs
– Born 1955 in Mahwit
– Ph.D. in constitutional law from Egypt, 1988
– Staff member at Sana'a University's Sharia and Law Faculty
Noman Taher Al-Souhaibi – Finance Minister
– Born 1965 in Al-Sadda, Ibb
– B.A. in accounting from Sana'a University
– Deputy chairman of the Tax Authority, 2001-2005
– Chairman of the Tax Authority, 2005-2007
Kamal Hussein Al-Jabri – Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology
– Born 1964 in Sana'a
– B.A. in electronic engineering from the U.S., 1990
– Director of the General Corporation of Wire and Wireless Telecommunications
– Member of the General Authority for Post and Postal Savings board of directors
– Member of the General Corporation for Telecommunications board of directors
– Member of the TeleYemen board of directors
Mansour Ahmed Al-Houshabi – Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
– Born 1955 in Ibb
– Assistant professor at Sana'a University's Faculty of Agriculture
– Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, 2004
Ibrahim Omar Hajri – Minister of Technical and Vocational Education
– Born 1961 in Hodeidah
– B.A. in computer science from Kuwait, 1985
– M.A. in statistics from Kuwait, 1989
– Ph.D. in statistics from the U.S., 1998
– Assistant professor at Hodeidah University's Faculty of Education, 1988-1993
– Assistant professor at Dweller University
– Dean of the Faculty of Education, 1999-2004
– Deputy president of Hodeidah University for High Studies and Scientific Research, 2004
Mohammed Abu Bakr Al-Maflahi – Minister of Culture
– Born 1949 in Yafe'e, Lahj
– B.A. in geography from Libya, 1974
– Diploma in higher studies on population growth from the U.K., 1978
– M.A. in educational administration from the U.S., 1990
– Ph.D. in educational administration from the U.S., 1993
– Director of Economic Development in Aden at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
– Director of Higher Education Development, 2003
– Head of Administration and Education Planning at Sana'a University's Faculty of Education, 1997- 2003
– Dean of Sana'a University's Faculty of Social Science, 1998-2002
Khalid Ibrahim Al-Wazir – Minister of Transport
– Born 1971 in Sana'a
– B.A. in law and Sharia from Sana'a University
– High diploma in maritime law from Cairo
– Chairman of the General Authority for Maritime Affairs board of directors and legal consultant for the Minister of Transport, 2001-2007
– Director of the General Administration of Legal Affairs and the General Authority for Maritime Affairs, 1998-2002
Huda Al-Ban – Human Rights Minister
– Born 1959 in Lahj
– B.A. in economics from Aden University, 1982
– M.A. with distinction in economic science from Ukraine, 1987
– Ph.D. in economic science from Ukraine, 1992
– Assistant professor of economics at Aden University
– Secretary-general of the National Committee for Education, Culture and Science
– Advisor to the Ministry of Education
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