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Years active
  
1990–present

Residence
  
Sana'a, Yemen

Name
  
Mohammed Qubaty


Title
  
Cabinet Minister

Home town
  
Aden, Yemen

Alma mater
  
King's College London

Mohammed Qubaty

Born
  
5 January 1958 (age 66) (
1958-01-05
)
Aden, Yemen

Occupation
  
Minister of Information & Mass Media

Political party
  
Southern Civil Democratic Rally (MAGD-SCDR)

Spouse(s)
  
Faten Mohamed Kaid Saif

Prof. Mohamed Abdul Majeed Qubaty (Arabic: الدكتور محمد عبدالمجيد قباطي‎‎) FRCS, GONOC is Yemen's Minister of Tourism and Vice President of the Arab Tourism Organization after previously serving a term as Yemen's Minister of Information and Mass Media. He is a well-known political figurehead, who is famous for "practicing politics with a scalpel" as a consequence of being a really successful surgeon as well as a brilliant orator. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Southern Civil Democratic Rally (MAGD-SCDR).

Contents

He has held previous political positions such as the Senior Political Advisor of the previous three Yemeni Prime Ministers (2007-2011) and the Ambassador of Yemen to Lebanon and Cyprus (2003-2007).

There was a failed attempt to assassinate him on 11 September 2012, which targeted the minister's motorcade, next to the Council of Ministers in Sana'a, Yemen under the guise of a terrorist attack marking the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Dr. Qubaty was injured and the suicide bombing led to the death of eight bodyguards whilst injuring others.

Early life

In 1990 he married the daughter of General Mohamed Kaid Saif (Member of the Yemeni Revolutionary Command Council of 26 September 1962) and has three children.

Current positions

  • Yemen's Minister of Tourism
  • Vice President of the Arab Tourism Organization.
  • Member of Yemen's National Council, 2011.
  • Founding Member, The Southern Civil Democratic Rally, (MAGD-SCDR), 2009.
  • Professor, University of Sana'a, 1991.
  • Founding Member and External Affairs Secretary, the Yemeni British Friendship Association, 1992.

    • Education

  • Primary and Secondary: Aden, Beirut and London (GCE "O" &"A" Levels).
  • University: Graduate of King's College, University of London, 1975-1980. MB,BS, London, 1980. LRCP London, 1980.
  • Postgraduate: MSc, King's College, Cambridge, 1983-4. MRCS, England, 1986. FRCS, Edinburgh, U.K, 1989. Ph.D, London, 1989.

    • Medals and prizes

  • The Lebanese National Cedar Medal, Order of the Grand Officer (GONOC), 2007.
  • Aden University’s Medal, 1995.
  • Medal of Scientific Excellence, Aden, 1983.
  • London University's Prize, 1980.

    • Former Positions

  • Yemen's Minister of Information and Mass Media, 2015.
  • Member of the National Dialogue Conference, 2013.
  • Political Advisor to the Prime Minister with the rank of Minister, 2008-2011.
  • Chairman of the Foreign Relations and International Cooperation Department of the Ruling General Peoples Congers Party (GPC), Yemen, 2009-2010.
  • Member of the Supreme Media Committee of the Ruling (GPC), Party, 2009-2010.
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Yemen to Lebanon and Cyprus 2003-2007.
  • Political Advisor to the Prime Minister with the rank of Minister, 2001-2003.
  • Vice - Chairman of the Supreme Political Committee and Member of the Supreme Media Committee of the Ruling GPC Party, Yemen, 2001-2003.
  • Member of the General Secretariat and Chairman of the Political and Foreign Relations Committee of the Ruling GPC Party, 2000-2003.
  • Advisor to the Presidium of the Yemeni Parliament in the rank of Minister, 1996 – 2000.
  • Member or the Permanent Committee and Secretary of the Supreme Political Committee and Member of the General Secretariat of the Ruling GPC Party, Yemen, 1996-2000.
  • Advisor to the Services Committee of the Yemeni Parliament with the rank of Vice Minister, 1990-1996.
  • Senior Lecturer, University of London, 1986-1990.
  • Advisor to the Cabinet in the rank of Vice-Minister, Aden, Yemen, 1983-1984.
  • Secretary of the Yemeni Diplomats Forum, Aden, Yemen, 1983-1984.
  • President of the Union of Arab Students in U.K, 1980-1982.
  • Secretary of the Yemen Socialist Party Organizations in Western Europe, 1978 – 1985.
  • General Secretary of the University of London Students' Union, 1977-1979.

    • Poetry

    20 March 2014.

    ADEN... AN ICON OF ALL TIME!

    Aden! a love harp wrestling the heathens,

    A passion as blood waddling in entities.

    How many epochs turned out repulsions,

    Still a sunburst transcending adversities.

    Northwards time keeps on evolving,

    Anticipation how we shall withstand.

    As the West carried on transforming,

    You set up enlightenment a homeland.

    Southwards Hirak crushes prostration,

    Sculpts the dream into entity and creed.

    Magnificence ready for any oblation,

    Seeks the prerogative word and deed.

    Wishes in East and West perfected,

    Dispersing beauty shining as pearls.

    In skies and seas paradises erected,

    Amassing precedence in splendours.

    Remnants of times well resurrected,

    Glamour dazzling planets in colours.

    Fragrance in horizons sophisticated,

    History chapters echoing measures.

    As a Phoenix in determination,

    Aden shall rise,

    From under the ashes,

    Advocating peace,

    A motherland not to cease,

    Engraving pride for heavens to please.

    As tall as a mountain,

    Aden in gory and dignity,

    Sprinkling as a fountain,

    The homeland to eternity.

    Inevitable and decisive,

    The style of Aden and order,

    A promise of love to live,

    Yemen to prosper for ever.

    Publications

  • Published and presented more than thirty scientific papers in medical conferences, symposia and journals in the UK, USA, and the Arab World.
  • Published and presented more than forty papers in the fields of political sciences, educational sciences, economics, modern and contemporary Yemeni history, covering areas related to democratization, local government, party and parliamentary institutions, educational reform, the impact of ICT, privatization, Yemeni–European and Yemeni–American relations etc.
  • Co-author of the book "Yemen and the World", Madbooli Publications, Cairo, 2001 .
  • Main speaker at the Oxford University Symposium; the proceedings of which have been published in a book entitled "Citizenship and Democracy in the Arab Countries", Centre for Arab Unity studies, Beirut, 2001. 5- Co-author "Yemen and the Major International Powers", Published by the Information and Research Center of the Yemeni News Agency "Saba'a", Sana'a, 2003.

    • References

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