The cabinet of Yemeni prime minister Mohammed Basindawa was sworn in on 10 December 2011.[1] Basindwa was appointed on 28 November 2011 by Vice President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi.[2] It was made up 35 ministers – mostly from the General People Congress (GPC) and its allies and the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) and its partners.

Basindawa Cabinet

8th Cabinet of Yemen
Date formed10 December 2011 (2011-12-10)
Date dissolved21 September 2014 (2014-09-21)
People and organisations
PresidentAli Abdullah Saleh (until 27 February 2012)
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (from 27 February 2012)
Prime MinisterMohammed Basindawa
Member parties  General People's Congress
  Al-Islah
  Yemeni Socialist Party
  NUPO
  Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Status in legislatureNational unity government
301 / 301 (100%)
History
Legislature term3rd Legislature
PredecessorMujawar Cabinet
SuccessorBahah Cabinet

Composition

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister10 December 201121 September 2014 Independent
Minister of Foreign Affairs10 December 201121 September 2014 GPC
Minister of Defense10 December 201121 September 2014 GPC
Minister of Interior10 December 201121 September 2014 GPC
Minister of Finance
Sakhr Ahmed al-Wajih
10 December 201111 June 2014 Independent
Mohammad Mansour Zam
11 June 201421 September 2014 Independent
Minister of Information
Ahmed Ali al-Amrani
10 December 201111 June 2014 GPC
11 June 201421 September 2014 Al-Islah
Minister of Electricity and Energy
Saleh Hasan Sumai
10 December 201111 June 2014 Independent
11 June 201421 September 2014 Al-Islah
Minister of Youth and Sports
Muammar al-Eryani
10 December 201121 September 2014 GPC
Minister of Civil Service and Insurance
Nabil Shamsan
10 December 201121 September 2014 GPC
Minister of Public Health
Ahmed Qassim al-Ansi
10 December 201121 September 2014 Independent
Minister of Justice10 December 201121 September 2014 Al-Islah
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Yahya al-Shu'aibi
10 December 20114 July 2012 Independent
Yahya al-Shu'aibi
4 July 201221 September 2014 GPC
Minister of Public Works and Highways
Omar al-Kurshumi
10 December 201121 September 2014 GPC
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour
Amat al-Razzaq Hummad
10 December 201121 September 2014 GPC
Minister of Tourism
Qasim Sallam
10 December 201121 September 2014 Ba'ath Party
Minister of Oil and Minerals10 December 20117 March 2014 GPC
7 March 201411 June 2014 Independent
Ahmed Abdul Qader Shayyeh
11 June 201416 June 2014 Independent
Hussein Rasheed Jamal al-Kaf
16 June 201421 September 2014 Independent
Minister of Religious Endowments and Guidance10 December 201121 September 2014 GPC
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
Farid Ahmed Mujawar
10 December 201121 September 2014 GPC
Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training
Abdul-Hafez Nomu'an
10 December 201121 September 2014 Ba'ath Party
Minister of Culture
Abdullah Aubal Mandhouq
10 December 201121 September 2014 Yemeni Unionist Gathering
Minister of Transport
Wa'ed Abdullah Bathib
10 December 201121 September 2014 YSP
Minister of Human Rights10 December 201121 September 2014 Independent
Minister of Legal Affairs
Mohammed Ahmed al-Mikhlafi
10 December 201121 September 2014 YSP
Minister of Local Administration
Ali Mohamed al-Yazidi
10 December 201121 September 2014 NUPO
Minister of Fisheries Wealth
Awadh Saad al-Socatri
10 December 201121 September 2014 GPC
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation
Mohammed al-Sa'adi
10 December 201121 September 2014 Al-Islah
Minister of Telecommunications & Information Technology10 December 201121 September 2014 Independent
Minister of Industry and Trade10 December 201121 September 2014 GPC
Minister of Water and Environment
Abdo Razzaz Saleh Khaled
10 December 201121 September 2014 Union of Popular Forces
Minister of Education
Abdul-Razzaq Yahya al-Ashwal
10 December 201121 September 2014 Al-Islah
Minister of Expatriates Affairs
Mujahid al-Quhali
10 December 201121 September 2014 Nasserist Reform Organisation
Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs
Abdullah Hussein al-Bashiri
10 December 201121 September 2014 YSP
Ministers of State
Ministers without portfolio
Shaif Ezi Saghir
10 December 201121 September 2014 Nasserist Reform Organisation
Hasan Ahmed Sharaf al-Din
7 December 201129 October 2013 Party of Truth
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and the Shura Council
Rashad Ahmad al-Rassas
10 December 201121 September 2014 GPC

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "New Government members sworn on before Vice President". Saba agency. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Basindwa named as new prime minister". Saba agency. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2022.