Abu Bakr al-Qirbi
Abu Bakr al-Qirbi | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen | |
In office 4 October 2016 – 28 November 2016* Disputed | |
President | Saleh Ali al-Sammad |
Prime Minister | Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour |
Succeeded by | Hisham Abdullah |
In office 4 April 2001 – 11 June 2014 | |
President | Ali Abdullah Saleh Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
Prime Minister | Abdul Qadir Bajamal Ali Muhammad Mujawar Mohammed Basindawa |
Preceded by | Abdul Qadir Bajamal |
Succeeded by | Jamal Abdullah al-Sallal |
Personal details | |
Born | 1942[1] Al Bayda', Yemen |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
*Qirbi's term has been disputed by Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi. | |
Abu Bakr Abdullah al-Qirbi (Template:Lang-ar) is a Yemeni diplomat who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen from 2001 to 2014.[2]
On 13 December 2009, al-Qirbi urged Iran's government to crack down on Iranian groups who he accused of aiding Houthi rebels in northern Yemen, holding the Iranian government partly to blame. According to al-Qirbi, "religious (Shiite) circles and groups in Iran are providing aid to the Houthis"; however, Iran repeatedly denied such accusations.[3]
Following the anti-government protests in Yemen, President Ali Abdullah Saleh dismissed all members of the Cabinet of Yemen on March 20, 2011. They were to remain as serving members until a new government was formed.[4]
On 4 October 2016, during the Civil War, he is appointed as foreign minister in the Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour's cabinet.[5]
Honours
Foreign honours
- Italy
- Two Sicilian Royal Family: Knight Commander of the Royal Order of Francis I[6]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
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Patrick Goodenough (2010-01-19). "Yemen Claims to Have Top Terrorist in Custody". Cybercast News Service. Archived from the original on 2010-01-23.
Visiting Canada on Monday, Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi stressed that the government did not want Western troops, as their presence would "hamper our efforts to fight al-Qaeda."
- ^ Yemeni FM: Iran Must Curb Groups Aiding Huthi Rebels "Yemeni FM: Iran Must Curb Groups Aiding Huthi Rebels". naharnet. 2009-12-13. Archived from the original on 2010-01-23.
- ^ "Yemen president fires cabinet" Archived February 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Al Jazeera English, 20 March 2011.
- ^ https://www.rulers.org/2016-10.html
- ^ http://www.constantinian.org.uk/president-ali-abdullah-saleh-of-yemen-is-invested-into-the-order-of-francesco-i-duke-of-calabria-receives-highest-yemeni-decoration-on-behalf-of-the-constantinian-order/