Abdul Qader Qahtan | |
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Interior Minister | |
In office 7 December 2011 –7 March 2014 | |
President | Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi |
Prime Minister | Muhammad Salim Basindwah |
Preceded by | Rashad al-Alimi |
Succeeded by | Jalal al-Rawishan |
Personal details | |
Born | Taiz,Yemen | 13 December 1952
Political party | Independent politician |
Alma mater | Ain Shams University |
Military service | |
Rank | Major General |
Abdul Qader Qahtan (born 13 December 1952) is a Yemeni jurist,security officer and politician. He served as interior minister from December 2011 to March 2014.
Qahtan was born in Taiz on 13 December 1952. [1] He graduated from Yemeni Police College in 1976. [1] Then he received a law degree in Sanaa in 1980. [1] He also obtained a master's degree in law from Ain Shams University in Egypt in 1983. [1] In addition,he holds a PhD in public law,which he received again from Ain Shams University in 1991. [1]
Qahtan was a faculty member at Sanaa University from 1992 to 2011. [1] He is also a career security officer with the rank of major general. [2] He served as security manager of Taiz from 1992 to 1996. [1] He was also Interpol commander in Sanaa. [3] 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. [4] He is one of the opposition group members in the cabinet. [5]
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