Career
Born in Aden, Basindawa served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1994. In November 2011, following months of unrest, Basindawa was nominated by the Yemeni opposition to lead the first government after the ouster of President Saleh. On 27 November 2011, he was named Prime Minister by Vice President Abd Rabbuh Mansur First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Hadi.
On 31 August 2013 Basindawa narrowly escaped an assassination attempt when gunmen opened fire on his convoy.
On 21 September 2014, Basindawa resigned as Prime Minister on the same day that Houthi rebels captured Sana"a, the capital of Yemen.