جامعة صنعاء
Born in Sana'a, he was educated at Sana'a University (BA Economics &amp; Political Science, 1982) and the University of Maryland, College Park (MA Economics, 1986), and completed his PhD in 1992 at the University of East Anglia entitled "Import substitution as an industrial strategy in the Yemen Arab Republic". His experience includes work for the World Bank and United Nations.