Background
Humeidan, Raqiya Abdul-Qader was born on December 21, 1947 in Crater, Aden, Yemen. Daughter of Abdul-Qader Salem and Raja Abdullah Humeidan.
human rights activist lawyer Legal adviser
Humeidan, Raqiya Abdul-Qader was born on December 21, 1947 in Crater, Aden, Yemen. Daughter of Abdul-Qader Salem and Raja Abdullah Humeidan.
Graduate, Bournmouth College, United Kingdom, 1968. Bachelor of Laws with honors, University London, 1971. Master of Laws, London School of Economics/Political Science, 1972.
Legal advisor Ministry Foreign Affairs, Yemen, 1973-1975. Head Legal Drafting and Advice Office, Aden, Yemen, 1975-1979. Legal advisor National Foreign Trade Company, Yemen, 1979-1980.
Private advocate and legal advisor Yemen, since 1980. Counsel and legal advisor Supreme Court, Yemen. Member Yemeni General Elections Supreme Committee, 1992-1993.
Called by foreign courts and international arbitration panels to give evidence as an expert in Yemeni laws.
Member executive council Yemeni Organization for Defense of Human Rights in Aden. Member core working group Initiative for Peace in the Middle East. International observer of elections with delegate National Democratic Institute.
Member Yemeni Advocates Union, Amnesty International (legal group), Arab Human Rights Organization.
Married Sahooly Anwer Ali, 1972 (divorced June 1990). Children: Hani, Samah, Layal.