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President
  
Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi

Political party
  
Al-Islah

Education
  
Ain Shams University


Name
  
Abdul Qahtan

Alma mater
  
Ain Shams University

Rank
  
Major general

Prime Minister
  
Muhammad Salim Basindwah

Born
  
13 December 1952 (age 71) Taiz (
1952-12-13
)

Abdul Qader Qahtan (born 13 December 1952) is a Yemeni jurist, security officer and politician, who has been serving as interior minister since December 2011.

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Early life and education

Qahtan was born in Taiz on 13 December 1952. He graduated from Yemeni Police College in 1976. Then he received a law degree in Sanaa in 1980. He also obtained a master's degree in law from Ain Shams University in Egypt in 1983. In addition, he holds a PhD in public law, which he received again from Ain Shams University in 1991.

Career

Qahtan was a faculty member at Sanaa University from 1992 to 2011. He is also a career security officer with the rank of major general. He served as security manager of Taiz from 1992 to 1996. He was also Interpol commander in Sanaa. He later joined the Islah Party. He was appointed interior minister on 10 December 2011 to the cabinet led by prime minister Mohammad Salim Basindwah. He is one of the opposition group members in the cabinet.

References

Abdul Qader Qahtan Wikipedia