Background
GEGHMAN, Yahya was born on September 24, 1934 in Jahanah. Son of Hamoud and Izzia Geghman.
GEGHMAN, Yahya was born on September 24, 1934 in Jahanah. Son of Hamoud and Izzia Geghman.
Law Schools, Cairo, Paris, Damascus and Boston and Columbia Universities.
Teacher of Arabic Language and Literature, Kuwait 1957-1959. Director-General Yemen Broadcasting System, Special Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1962-1963. Deputy Permanent Representative 1963-1966, 1967-1968.
Minister Plenipotentiary, Yemen Arab Republic (Y.A.R.) Embassy to United States of America 1963-1967.
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1968-1969. Minister of State, Personal Representative of the President 1969.
Deputy Prime Minister, President Supreme Council for Youth Welfare and Sport 1969-1971. Permanent Representative 1971-1973.
Ambassador to United States of America 1973-1974.
Minister for Foreign Affairs 1974-1975. Deputy Prime Minister for Economical Foreign Affairs 1975-1976. Chief, Bureau of InterYemen Affairs and Re unification of Yemen 1977-1982.
Personal Representative of President, of the Republic 1977-1985.
Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative Office, Geneva and Vienna since 1985.
Governor for Y.A.R., International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Monetary Fund 1970-1971.
Of Delegate to Conference of Arab Heads of Govts. 1965, 1969-1979, to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics 1968, to United Nations General Assembly since 1962.
Married Cathya Geghman in 1971.