Mohammed Basindawa Explained
Mohammed Salim Basindawa (Arabic: محمد سالم باسندوة; born 4 April 1935) is a Yemeni politician who was Prime Minister of Yemen from 10 December 2011 to 24 September 2014.
Career
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 November 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 Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.[4] He and the members of his cabinet were sworn in on 10 December 2011.[5]
On 31 August 2013, Basindawa narrowly escaped an assassination attempt when gunmen opened fire on his convoy.
On 21 September 2014, Basindawa resigned as Prime Minister on the same day that Houthi rebels captured Sanaa, the capital of Yemen.[6] [7] On 24 September, Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa began acting prime minister.[8]
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- News: Yemen opposition names candidate to government. Emirates 24/7. 26 November 2011. 18 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065111/http://www.emirates247.com/news/world/yemen-opposition-names-candidate-to-government-2011-11-26-1.430122. 4 March 2016. live.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15912086 "Yemen opposition leader Mohammed Basindawa named prime minister"
- Web site: December 2011. Rulers. 14 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130603194413/http://www.rulers.org/2011-12.html. 3 June 2013. live.
- Web site: Yemen PM quits amid rebel clashes. BBC News. 21 September 2014. 21 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140921153505/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29302898. 21 September 2014. live.
- Web site: Houthis dictate state spending after seizing Sanaa. Al Arabia. 3 October 2014. 3 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006142030/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/03/Houthis-dictate-state-spending-after-seizing-Sanaa.html. 6 October 2014. live.
- Web site: شبوة برس | الأكوع خلفا لبا سندوة في رئاسة مجلس الوزراء لهذا اليوم . 8 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220091400/http://shabwaahpress.net/news/20704/ . 20 December 2016 . live .
