Colony of Aden
Mohamed Abdo Al-Sindi was born on April 4, 1952 in the British Colony of Aden (now Aden, Yemen). Al-Sindi earned his law degree at the University of Aden and his international relations certificate at École nationale d'administration. He is also a graduate of the International Institute of Human Rights, University of Paris, United Nations Institute for Training and Research, and Columbia University.