Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (Arabic: مَعِيِن عبد الملك سَعِيِد الصَّبْرِي; born 1976)[1] is a Yemeni politician who served as the prime minister of Yemen from 2018 to 2024.[2] He previously served as the minister of public works in Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr's cabinet.
Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed | |
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مَعِيِن عبد الملك سَعِيِد الصَّبْرِي | |
 Saeed in 2019 | |
| Prime Minister of Yemen | |
| In office 15 October 2018 – 5 February 2024 Disputed by Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (Supreme Political Council) | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi Rashad al-Alimi |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Taiz, Yemen Arab Republic |
Education
editSaeed holds a Master’s and Doctorate degree in architecture and design theories from the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University.[3]
Career
editSaeed worked as an architect and a technocratic figure, who worked in an advisory group in Cairo in the field of planning and construction. He also worked as an assistant professor in the Engineering Faculty at Thamar University. Saeed participated with the governmental delegation in consultation rounds with Houthi militias in the first Geneva conference and in the Swiss city of Biel and in Kuwait.[4]
Prime Minister of Yemen (2018-2024)
editOn October 18, 2018, Yemen's President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi sacked Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr, blaming him for the economic crisis rocking Yemen. Saeed was appointed in his place, making him the youngest prime minister in Yemen's history.[4][5]
On 7 April 2022, President Hadi handed power to a Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) chaired by Rashad al-Alimi[6] The PLC has continued Saeed's appointment as Prime Minister.
On 5 February 2024, Saeed was removed as prime minister by the PLC and was named as a presidential advisor. He was replaced in his position by Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak.[7]
2020 airport attack
editOn December 30, 2020, a plane carrying Saeed and other members of the newly-formed Yemeni government landed at the Aden International Airport from Saudi Arabia. During the plane's landing, bombs exploded at the airport and gunmen then opened fire. At least 25 people were killed and more than 110 others were wounded. Saeed was taken to safety.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "السيرة الذاتية لرئيس الوزراء الجديد". وكالة الانباء اليمنية Saba Net :: سبأ نت. Retrieved Dec 30, 2020.
- ^ "Yemen war: President Hadi sacks his prime minister amid humanitarian crisis".
- ^ "Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed". World Bank Live. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ a b "PROFILE: Who is Yemen's new Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed?". Al Arabiya English. Oct 16, 2018. Retrieved Dec 30, 2020.
- ^ "معين عبد الملك: رئيس وزراء لا شأن له بالسياسة". www.alaraby.co.uk/. Retrieved Dec 30, 2020.
- ^ Al-Sakani, Ali (19 April 2022). "Yemen inaugurates new presidential council". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
Yemen's Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, along with other senior government officials, had also arrived in Aden, which serves as Yemen's temporary capital, before the swearing-in ceremony.
- ^ "Yemen government names top diplomat as new premier". France 24. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Magdy | AP, Ahmed Al-Haj and Samy. "Yemeni officials: Blast at Aden airport kills 25, wounds 110". Retrieved Dec 30, 2020 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Yemeni officials: Blast at Aden airport kills 25, wounds 110". Associated Press. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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