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Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour

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His Excellency
Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour
عبد العزيز بن حبتور
Bin Habtour in 2014
Prime Minister of Yemen (Prime Minister of Houthi-led gov’t, dē factō Government in Sanaa)[1]
In office
4 October 2016 – 10 August 2024
Disputed by Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak
(Presidential Leadership Council)
PresidentSaleh Ali al-Sammad
Mahdi al-Mashat
DeputyJalal al-Rowaishan
Akram Abdullah Attaya
Hussein Abdullah Mkabuli
Preceded byTalal Aklan (Acting)
Governor of Aden Governorate
In office
25 December 2014 – 20 July 2015
DeputyNayef al-Bakri
Preceded byWaheed Ali Rashid
Succeeded byNayef al-Bakri
Personal details
Born (1955-08-08) 8 August 1955 (age 69)
Ghareer, Aden Protectorate
Political partyGeneral People's Congress
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Aden
Berlin School of Economics and Law
Leipzig University

Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن حبتور; born 8 August 1955) is a Yemeni politician who served as prime minister of Houthi-led government in Sanaa from 4 October 2016 to 10 August 2024.[2] On Saturday, August 10, 2024, Bin Habtour was appointed as a member of the Supreme Political Council.[3] He also served as Governor of Aden during the Houthi takeover in Yemen. He is a member of the General People's Congress, sitting on its permanent committee since 1995.[4][5] An ally of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, he condemned the 2014–15 Yemeni coup d'état[6] and received the deposed leader after his flight from the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa on 21 February 2015.[7] He is also a vocal opponent of the separatist movement in the former South Yemen, saying the movement is too fractured and small to achieve its goals.[8][9]

In October 2016, bin Habtour was appointed as prime minister in the Houthi-led parallel government.

Bin Habtour served as Deputy Minister of Education from 2001 to 2008 and subsequently as Rector of the University of Aden.[4]

Personal life

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Bin Habtour was born in 1955 in the Shabwah Governorate, part of what was then the British Aden Protectorate. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and administration from the University of Aden in 1981, a master's degree in economics from the Berlin School of Economics and Law in 1988, and a doctorate from Leipzig University in 1992. He is married with five children.[4]

Professional career

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The University of Aden employed bin Habtour as a prorector from 1994 to 2001. In 2001, President Ali Abdullah Saleh named bin Habtour to serve as Deputy Minister of Education, an office he held until 2008.[4] Afterward, he became president and rector of the University of Aden.[10]

President Hadi appointed bin Habtour as Governor of Aden by decree on 22 December 2014.[11] He was sworn in three days later.[12][13] As Aden's new governor, he confronted the unrest created by the Houthi takeover in 2015, including a pro-separatist uprising in Aden seaport.[9] He also met with Hadi after he fled to Aden from the capital of Sana'a.[7]

At some point during the months-long battle for Aden in 2015, bin Habtour fled the city.[14] In July, the Yemeni government-in-exile in Saudi Arabia announced the appointment of his former deputy, Nayef al-Bakri, as governor.[15]

Premiership

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On 2 October 2016, he was appointed as prime minister by the Houthis.[16] On 4 October, he formed his cabinet.[17] The cabinet, which includes members of the Southern Movement,[18] is not internationally recognized.[19]

On 28 November 2016, a new cabinet was formed.[20]

On 13 December 2016, he accused the United Kingdom of war crimes against Yemen, by giving bombs to the Saudi-led coalition.[21]

On 5 April 2017, he tendered his resignation as prime minister by submitting it to the Supreme Political Council, according to sources close to him. This occurred after Houthi militiamen stormed the headquarters of the General Authority for Social Security and Pensions in Sana'a, reportedly taking over the establishment and seizing funds intended for pensioners.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Yémen: Les Houthis veulent former un gouvernement". 2 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Yémen: les Houthis veulent former un gouvernement". Le Figaro (in French). 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  3. ^ "Al-Samai congratulates Yemeni people on radical changes start". www.saba.ye. 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  4. ^ a b c d "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). University of Aden. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Supreme Political Council commissioned Dr. Abdul Aziz Saleh Bin Habtoor to form a government of national salvation". Yamanyoon. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  6. ^ "Southern Yemen moves towards secession as Houthis call for reconciliation". Asharq al-Awsat. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Yemen leader meets governors after fleeing capital". Agence France-Presse. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  8. ^ Al-Arashi, Fakhri (15 February 2015). "Aden's Governor Says Secession Impossible". National Yemen. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  9. ^ a b Mukhashaf, Mohammed (16 February 2015). "Forces loyal to president seize parts of Yemen's economic hub". Reuters. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  10. ^ "To be affected by the world crisis, determined by relation to Washington: Mahatir". Almotamar.net. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Republican Decree Appoints Seven Governors". Yemen Observer. 25 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Newly-appointed governors sworn in". Saba News Agency. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Newly-appointed governors sworn in before President Hadi". President of the Republic of Yemen. 25 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  14. ^ "UAE team arrives in Yemen to reopen Aden airport - The National". 20 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Yemen death toll from rebel shelling doubles to nearly 100, aid group says". CTV News. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Yemen's Houthis ask former Aden governor to form government". Reuters. 2 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Yemen rebels form rival government". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05.
  18. ^ "Yemen rebels form rival government".
  19. ^ "UN rejects Yemen rebels' bid to form government". Gulf News. 5 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Saba Net - Yemen news agency".
  21. ^ "Yemen rebel leader accuses UK of 'war crimes'". 14 December 2016.
  22. ^ "Yemen's Houthi-appointed PM tenders resignation". Anadolu Agency. 6 April 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Yemen
2016–2024 		Incumbent
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