Abdul Qader Qahtan

Qahtan was born in Taiz on 13 December 1952.^[1] He graduated from Yemeni Police College in 1976.^[1] Then he received a law degree in Sanaa in 1980.^[1] He also obtained a master's degree in law from Ain Shams University in Egypt in 1983.^[1] In addition, he holds a PhD in public law, which he received again from Ain Shams University in 1991.^[1]

Qahtan was a faculty member at Sanaa University from 1992 to 2011.^[1] He is also a career security officer with the rank of major general.^[2] He served as security manager of Taiz from 1992 to 1996.^[1] He was also Interpol commander in Sanaa.^[3] He later joined the Islah Party. He was appointed interior minister on 10 December 2011 to the cabinet led by prime minister Mohammad Salim Basindwah.^[4] He is one of the opposition group members in the cabinet.^[5]