Sana'a University
Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani was born in Taiz, Taiz Governorate, Yemen in 1965. As a student at Sana'a University, he studied political science and economics. He was a member of the Al-Haq Party that was known as one of the opposition political parties of Yemen. He was a member of a National Dialogue Conference. He became a goodwill ambassador of the International Council for Human Rights in Yemen.