Dr. Shaya Mohsin Zindani

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

Date and place of Birth: 16/09/1954, in Jahaf, Al-Dhale Governorate

 

Held various positions in the diplomatic service:

• Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs, March 27, 2024 – present
• Extraordinary Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Permanent Representative of Yemen to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, 2017-2024
• Extraordinary Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 2010-2015
• Extraordinary Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to the Italian Republic – Non-resident Ambassador to Greece, Serbia, Albania, San Marino, 2005-2010
• Permanent Representative of the Republic of Yemen to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2008-2010
• Ambassador – Counselor of the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations – Geneva, 1994-1997
• Extraordinary Ambassador and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, 1991-1994
• Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Yemen, 1990-1991 (Minister rank)
• Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs – Aden, 1986-1990
• Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy in Baghdad, 1981-1982
• Lecturer at the University of Aden, 1978-1981

 

Membership in official committees, social and professional organizations:

• Supreme Committee for Political and Economic Reform in 1989
• 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.”
• Head of the Yemeni Republic delegation at the Arab Foreign Ministers meeting on the declaration of Yemeni unity on May 22, 1990
• Honorary Chairman of the British-Yemeni Friendship Association, 1992-1995
• Arab-British Understanding Council
• Arab Thought Forum
• London Center for Political Studies
• Board of Trustees of the Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education for Western Asia – United Nations
• Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Aden, 1988-1990
• Central Council of the Yemeni Lawyers’ Union, 1980
• Secretary-General of the General Union of Yemeni Students, 1974
• Secretary-General of the General Union of Arab Students, 1976

 

Participation in numerous international and regional conferences and meetings, including:

• Ministerial Meeting for the Reform of the Security Council – Rome, 2010
• United Nations General Assembly Session on Disarmament, 1987
• G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting – Italy, 2009
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conferences and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Council sessions for the years 2005-2010
• World Summit on Food Security, Climate Change, and Bioenergy – Rome, 2008
• World Summit on Food Security – Rome, 2009
• International Conference on Maritime Piracy, 2008
• Arab Conference in Light of Youth Movements – Amman, 2014
• 7th Arab Youth Conference “Education, Creativity, and Investment towards a Common Arab Vision” – Amman, Jordan, 2017
• Arab Islamic American Summit – Riyadh, 2017
• Inaugural Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition – Riyadh, 2017
• Meeting of Foreign Ministers and Chiefs of Staff of Member States of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, 2017
• Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation – Istanbul, 2017

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in law
• Higher Diploma (Philosophy)
• D. in Philosophy (Law)
• Honorary Doctorate in Diplomatic Sciences

 

Languages:

• Arabic – English

 

Honors:

• Independence Medal
• Medal of Academic Excellence

Marital Status:

• Married with three daughters and one son.