Yahya Al-Mutawakel Explained

Yahya Al-Mutawakel
Office1:Minister of Industry and Trade
Term Start1:April 2007
Term End1:January 2011
Birth Date:25 September 1959
Birth Place:Sana'a, Yemen
Nationality:Yemeni
Alma Mater:Sana'a University (BA)
University of Maryland, College Park (MA)
University of East Anglia (PhD)

Yahya Yahya Al-Mutawakel (Arabic: يحيى بن يحيى المتوگل, born 25 September 1959) is a professor of economics at Sana'a University who served as Minister of Industry and Trade in the Cabinet of Yemen from 2007 to 2011.[1]

Born in Sana'a, he was educated at Sana'a University (BA Economics & Political Science, 1982) and the University of Maryland, College Park (MA Economics, 1986), and completed his PhD in 1992 at the University of East Anglia entitled "Import substitution as an industrial strategy in the Yemen Arab Republic".[2] His experience includes work for the World Bank and United Nations.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Executive Staff. Economic Observatory for Studies and Consultancy.
  2. Web site: Speakers. GCC Industrialists' Conference.