Personal Information:

• Name: Dr. Mutahar Abdulaziz Al Abbasi
• Place & Date of Birth: Taiz, Yemen, 1959

Summary: 

Obtained B. S. in Economics and Political Sciences, Excellent with Honor; Got Master Degree and Ph. D. in Economics from University of Missouri-Columbia, USA; Worked as Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Sanaa University; Worked as Free Lance Consultant with Local, Regional and International Organizations; Worked as Dean of the Faculty of Administrative Sciences, University of Sciences and Technology, Sanaa; Worked as Senior Economist at the UNDP, Sanaa; Appointed as Deputy Minister and Vice Minister at the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation; Conducted several Studies and Researches in the areas of Economics and Development in Yemen; Attended Several Conferences, Seminars, Workshops at Local, Regional and International Levels;

Education:

• – Secondary School, AlFarooq School, Taiz, 1978
• – B. S. in Economics and Political Sciences, Excellent with Honor, Sanaa University, 1982
• – Master Degree in Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, 1987
• – PH. D. Degree in Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, 1991

Experience:

• – Teaching assistant in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, Sana’a University, 1984
•  – Assistant Professor and then Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, Sana’a University, 1991, 1998.
•  – Economic expert for a number of local, regional and international institutions, 1991-1998
•  – Dean of the Faculty of Administrative and Human Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Sana’a, 1994-1997
•  – Senior Economist at the United Nations Development Programme, Sana’a, 1997-1998
•  – Deputy for the Macro-Planning and Studies Sector, the Ministry of Planning and Development  1998-2003
•  – Deputy Minister for the Development Plans and Programs Sector, the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation , 2003-2011
•  – Vice Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, 2011-2018
•  – Acting Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, 2011, 2015-2017
•  – Conducted a number of studies and research, individually or with work teams, on economic, social and development issues and policies in Yemen
•  – Chaired of a number of committees and technical work teams to prepare five-year development plans or national and sectoral strategies
•  – Participated in negotiations between the Yemeni government and a number of regional and international organizations regarding technical support programs, loans and aid
•  – Represented Yemen in a number of annual and specific conferences organized by some regional and international institutions

Conferences and Workshops:

• – The First Scientific Conference for Faculty Members, Sana’a University, 1992
•  – The First and Second Yemeni Economic Conference, 1996, 1998
•  – International Conference on the Development Challenges of the Yemeni Economy, University of Exeter, Britain, 1998
•  – Annual conferences of the Islamic Development Bank Group, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1998-2003
•  – Annual conferences of Arab financial institutions, 2003-2004
•  – Annual conferences of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, 2005-2011
•  – Regular meetings of the donor and borrower representative of the International Development Authority, World Bank, 2005-2015
•  – Donor conferences for Yemen in Paris, 2002 and London, 2006
•  – Many local, regional and international conferences, seminars and workshops.

Research and scientific papers:

• – The parallel market and the exchange rate system in Yemen, 1991
•  – The Yemeni banking system and the necessities of reform, 1992
•  – Macroeconomic policies and the balance of payments: the Yemen experience, 1995
•  – The impact of structural adjustment on the Yemeni agricultural sector, 1996
•  – The economics of money and banks with application to the Yemeni economy, (Text Book),1996
•  – The Yemeni economy and the expected role of Islamic banks, 1996
•  – Higher education in Yemen: structural adjustment, quality improvement, and labor market choices, 1997
•  – Decentralization and spending on education in Yemen, 1998
•  – Public spending on social services: a review of the education and health sectors, 1998
•  – The education sector in Yemen: challenges and policy options, 1998
•  – Challenges and opportunities for achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Yemen, 2005
•  – Integration of the Yemeni economy into the economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: challenges and prospects, 2006
•  – Macroeconomic developments and financial issues in the Yemeni economy, 2008
•  –  Financial policy issues in Yemen, 2008
•  – Managing sovereign resources and wealth under war, truce or peace scenarios, 2023
•  – Yemeni-Chinese economic relations: towards a promising strategic partnership, 2023