{"id":471,"date":"2017-04-09T09:56:55","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T06:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/?page_id=471"},"modified":"2026-02-06T23:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:05:50","slug":"minister-of-foreign-affairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/minister-of-foreign-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-2.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-2-392x400.jpg 392w, https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-2-1002x1024.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-2-768x785.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>His Excellency, Dr. Shaya Mohsin Zindani<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Date and place of Birth<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">: 16\/09\/1954, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> Jahaf, Al-<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Dhale<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> Governorate<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Held various positions in the diplomatic service<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs, 15 January 2026 &#8211; present<\/li>\n<li>Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs, March 27, 2024 \u2013 present<\/li>\n<li>Extraordinary Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia &#8211; Permanent Representative of Yemen to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, 2017-2024<\/li>\n<li>Extraordinary Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 2010-2015<\/li>\n<li>Extraordinary Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to the Italian Republic &#8211; Non-resident Ambassador to Greece, Serbia, Albania, San Marino, 2005-2010<\/li>\n<li>Permanent Representative of the Republic of Yemen to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2008-2010<\/li>\n<li>Ambassador &#8211; Counselor of the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations &#8211; Geneva, 1994-1997<\/li>\n<li>Extraordinary Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, 1991-1994<\/li>\n<li>Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Yemen, 1990-1991 (Minister rank)<\/li>\n<li>Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs &#8211; Aden, 1986-1990<\/li>\n<li>Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;Affaires at the Embassy in Baghdad, 1981-1982<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer at the University of Aden, 1978-1981<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Membership in official committees, social and professional organizations<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supreme Committee for Political and Economic Reform in 1989<\/li>\n<li>Chairman the first delegation of the Yemeni Republic at the Arab Foreign Ministers meeting on the day of declaring Yemeni unification on May 22, 1990.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Head of the Yemeni Republic delegation at the Arab Foreign Ministers meeting on the declaration of Yemeni unity on May 22, 1990<\/li>\n<li>Honorary Chairman of the British-Yemeni Friendship Association, 1992-1995<\/li>\n<li>Arab-British Understanding Council<\/li>\n<li>Arab Thought Forum<\/li>\n<li>London Center for Political Studies<\/li>\n<li>Board of Trustees of the Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education for Western Asia &#8211; United Nations<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Aden, 1988-1990<\/li>\n<li>Central Council of the Yemeni Lawyers&#8217; Union, 1980<\/li>\n<li>Secretary-General of the General Union of Yemeni Students, 1974<\/li>\n<li>Secretary-General of the General Union of Arab Students, 1976<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Participation in numerous international and regional conferences and meetings, including<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ministerial Meeting for the Reform of the Security Council &#8211; Rome, 2010<\/li>\n<li>United Nations General Assembly Session on Disarmament, 1987<\/li>\n<li>G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting &#8211; Italy, 2009<\/li>\n<li>Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conferences and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Council sessions for the years 2005-2010<\/li>\n<li>World Summit on Food Security, Climate Change, and Bioenergy &#8211; Rome, 2008<\/li>\n<li>World Summit on Food Security &#8211; Rome, 2009<\/li>\n<li>International Conference on Maritime Piracy, 2008<\/li>\n<li>Arab Conference in Light of Youth Movements &#8211; Amman, 2014<\/li>\n<li>7th Arab Youth Conference &#8220;Education, Creativity, and Investment towards a Common Arab Vision&#8221; &#8211; Amman, Jordan, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Arab Islamic American Summit &#8211; Riyadh, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Inaugural Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition &#8211; Riyadh, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Meeting of Foreign Ministers and Chiefs of Staff of Member States of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation &#8211; Istanbul, 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor&#8217;s degree in law<\/li>\n<li>Higher Diploma (Philosophy)<\/li>\n<li>D. in Philosophy (Law)<\/li>\n<li>Honorary Doctorate in Diplomatic Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Languages<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arabic &#8211; English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honors<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Independence Medal<\/li>\n<li>Medal of Academic Excellence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marital Status:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Married with three daughters and one son.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<a href=\"$protocol:\/\/twitter.com\/Shaya_Zindani\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"true\" >Follow @Shaya_Zindani<\/a>\n\t<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His Excellency, Dr. Shaya Mohsin Zindani Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Date and place of Birth: 16\/09\/1954, in Jahaf, Al-Dhale Governorate &nbsp; 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