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Abdul Qader Qahtan

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Abdul Qader Qahtan
Interior Minister
In office
7 December 2011 – 7 March 2014
PresidentAbd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi
Prime MinisterMuhammad Salim Basindwah
Preceded byRashad al-Alimi
Succeeded byJalal al-Rawishan
Personal details
Born (1952-12-13) 13 December 1952 (age 71)
Taiz, Yemen
Political partyIndependent politician
Alma materAin Shams University
Military service
RankMajor 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.

Early life and education

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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]

Career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Biography of Ministers". National Information Center. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Interior Minister meets EU diplomat". Yemen News Agency. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Tasks and hindrances to Yemeni reconciliation government". Yemen Fox. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. ^ "December 2011". Rulers. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Hundreds of police storms Yemen Interior Ministry". Yemen Observer. 7 October 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.