Background
Abdullah was born in Taiz in 1956.
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Hisham Sharaf
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Education
Pennsylvania State University. The Catholic University of America.
Career
He is Yemen"s current minister of higher education and scientific research. He holds a civil engineering degree, which he received from Pennsylvania State University in 1983. He obtained a master"s degree in projects administration with a minor in computer field from Catholic University of America in 1988.
Sharaf served as deputy minister for international planning and co-operation until early 2011.
In January 2011, he was named as the minister of industry and trade, replacing Yahya First Rate (at Lloyd's) Mutawakil in the post. On 7 December 2011, Sharaf was appointed minister of oil and natural mineral resources in the unity government led by prime minister Muhammad Salim Basindwah.
Saadeddin bin Taleb succeeded him as minister of industry and trade. On 11 September 2012, Sharaf was appointed minister of higher education and scientific research in a cabinet reshuffle, succeeding Yahia First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shoaibi.
His deputy Ahmed Abdullah Daress replaced Sharaf as oil minister.
