Mohammed Basindawa
| Mohammed Basindawa | |
|---|---|
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| Prime Minister of Yemen | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2011 | |
| President | Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Preceded by | Ali Muhammad Mujawar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1935 Aden, South Arabia (now Yemen) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mohammed Salim Basindawa (Arabic: محمد باسندوة; born 4 April 1935) is a Yemeni politician who has been Prime Minister of Yemen since 10 December 2011.
Background
Born in Aden, Basindawa served as minister of foreign affairs from 1993 to 1994.[1] He was a member of Yemen's ruling party, but resigned in the early 2000s to join the opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh as an Independent.[2]
In 2011, following months of unrest, Basindawa was nominated by the Yemeni opposition to lead the first government after the ouster of President Saleh.[3] On 27 November 2011, he was named prime minister by the then vice president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Al-Hadi.[4] He and cabinet members sworn in on 10 December 2011.[5]
On 31 August 2013, the minister narrowly escaped an assassination attempt when gunmen opened fire on his convoy.
References
- ↑ "Foreign ministers S-Z". Rulers. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Yemeni opposition names a former member of Saleh’s party as candidate to government". Al Arabiya. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Yemen opposition names candidate to government". Emirates 24/7. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Yemen opposition leader Mohammed Basindawa named prime minister" BBC News, 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "December 2011". Rulers. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993–1994 |
Succeeded by Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani |
| Preceded by Ali Muhammad Mujawar |
Prime Minister of Yemen 2011–present |
Incumbent |
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