Saadaldeen Talib

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Saadaldeen Talib
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Talib in 2013
Born (1959-01-29) 29 January 1959 (age 67)
Hadhramaut, Yemen
Education Ain Shams University
OccupationsPhysician, businessman, politician
TitleDr
Political party General People's Congress
Children3

Saadaldeen Talib (born 1959) is a Yemeni physician, businessman and politician. He served as the Yemeni Minister of Industry and Trade from December 2011 to 2014. [1] He currently lives in Singapore and holds a position of a Goodwill Ambassador for UNDP Yemen. [2]

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Biography

Early life

Saadaldeen Talib was born on 29 January 1959 in Hadhramaut, Yemen. [3] He was educated in Aden, Yemen, and in Singapore. [3] He received a Doctorate in Medicine from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. [3]

Career

He returned to Yemen in 1990. [3] From 1993 to 1997, he worked for a Singaporean maritime engineering company. [3]

From 1997 to 2003, he served in the House of Representatives as a member of the General People's Congress. [3] During that time, he served on the served on Development and Petroleum committee. [3] From 2007 to 2009, he served on the Supreme National Authority for Combating Corruption (SNACC). [3] He lived in Singapore from 2009 to 2011. [3]

In December 2011, he was appointed as the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Yemen. [3] [4] During his ministerial tenure, he paved the way for the approval of Yemen's membership in the World Trade Organization. [5] [6]

Personal life

He has been married to Nahla Husein Saleh Talib since 1990. [3] He has two sons and a daughter. [3] Their names are Yahya, Ola and Sultan.

See also

References

  1. "Goodwill Ambassadors | Yemen Our Home". www.yemenourhome.org. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. "The Arab Association Singapore (Alwehdah) - Moldovan Delegation Visit". www.alwehdah.org. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Dr Saadaldeen Ali Salim Tali - CV". www.moit.gov.ye. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  4. "السيرة الذاتية للحكومة الحالية". yemen-nic.info. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. Ministerial Conference approves Yemen’s WTO membership , World Trade Organization, 4 December 2013
  6. AFP, Yemen joins WTO, says it aims to be maritime hub, The West Australian , 28 May 2014