International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who

Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations; professional career: career diplomat: joined Foreign Ministry of Yemen, 1988; various leadership roles; Foreign service postings incl. Canada and France, most recently: Deputy Permanent Rep. to the United Nations in New York, 2009; Dep. Dir., Dept. of International Organizations and Conferences, 2013-14; Dir., Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, 2014-16; Ambassador to Turkey, 2016-2018; Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations, 2018-; office address: Permanent Mission of the Republic of Y…

Former President, Georgia; born: 1967, Tbilisi, Georgia; languages: English, French, Ukrainian, Russian; education: Studied in Ukraine, France and Columbia University Law School, USA; political career: MP, 1995; Minister of Justice, 2000-01; President of Georgia, 2004-13; left Georgia for exile abroad; charged in absentia with exceeding official powers; took Ukrainian Citizenship, 2015; appointed Gov. of Odessa, 2015-16; Ukrainian citizenship revoked but reinstated 2019; professional career: Lawyer.

Germany: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia.General Profile Capital: Saarbrucken (Population estimate, 2016: 178,500)Constitution and GovernmentBecause of its economic importance, Saarland was separated from Germany after the Second World War and formed a customs and currency union with France. After a referendum in 1955, carried out …

Member, House of Lords; party: Conservative Party; political career: Mem. of House of Lords, 1996-; Shadow Treasury Minister, 1999-2003; Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party, 2003; professional career: Co-founder, Saatchi & Saatchi; Partner, M & C Saatchi, 1995-; Gov., LSE, 2003-13; Chair, Centre for Policy Studies, 2009-13; office address: House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW, United Kingdom; phone: +44 (0)20 7219 5353; fax: +44 (0)20 7219 5979.

Autonomous Special Municipality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Netherlands: Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba.General Profile Capital: The Bottom Head of State: King Willem-Alexander Governor: Jonathan Johnson Flag: The top of the flag is divided into two equal red triangles, the bottom is divided into two equal blue triangles. The centre of the flag is a white diamond with a golden five pointed star in the centre.Constitution and Government Recent EventsUp until October 10, 2010 Saba had been part of the Dutch Caribbean dependency, the N…

Former Minister of Health, Government of Health; born: 1974; education: Kuwait Univ., medicine; Canadian McGill Univ., Ph.D; political career: Minister of Health, 2017-2021; professional career: several positions in hospitals in Kuwait, incl. otolaryngology consultant, Zain Hospital and Head of otolaryngology dept, 2012-17; Dir., Sheikh Salim Al-ali Al-Sabah Speech and Audiology Therapy Centre, 2010-12; lecturer, Fac. of Medicine, Kuwait Univ..

Former Prime Minister, Government of Kuwait; born: 1953; education: Univ. of Kuwait; political career: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, 2006; Minister of Information, 2008; Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2011; Deputy Prime Minister, 2011; First Dep. Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, 2014-19; Prime Minister, Government of Kuwait, 2019-Nov. 2021, Nov. 2021-May 2022; professional career: joined diplomatic corps., 1978; Diplomatic Mission to the UN, 1983-89; Dir., Arab World Dept., Foreign Ministry, 1989-92; Chief of Staff, Foreign Ministry Unde…

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Kuwait; political career: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gov. of Kuwait, Oct. 2022, re-appointed April 2023-Jan. 2024; professional career: Diplomat; Permanent Mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations, 1991-98; Ambassador of Kuwait to the Republic of Korea, 1998-2001; Amb. of Kuwait to the USA, 2001-2022.

Emir of Kuwait; born: 27 September 1940; political career: joined Ministry of Interior, Kuwait; Head, MOI intelligence and state security, 1967-80; Dir., Kuwait State Security; Dep. Chief, Kuwait National Guard, 2004; Crown Prince of Kuwait, Oct. 2020-16 Dec. 2023; Emir of Kuwait, 16 Dec. 2023-; office address: Palace of the Emir, Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Prime Minister, Government of Kuwait; born: 1955; political career: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gov. of Kuwait, 2003-11; Dep. Prime Minister of Kuwait, 2006-11; Prime Minister, Jan. 2024-; professional career: Amb. of Kuwait to the US, 1993-2003; Academic; office address: Office of the Prime Minister, POB 4, 13001 Safat, Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Emir of Kuwait; born: 1937; political career: Governor, Hawalli, 1962-78; Minister of Interior, 1978-88; Minister of Defence, 1988, 1992-2003; Dep. Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, 2003; Crown Prince of Kuwait, 2006-2020; Emir of Kuwait, Oct. 2020-; office address: Office of the Emir, 13001 Safat, Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Czech Republic (Czechia), US Embassy; professional career: Entrepreneur; senior exec., various tech. start-up companies; co-founder, Spark Capital, 2005; mem., board of trustees, Boston College; US Ambassador to the Czech Rep., 2023-; office address: US Embassy, Trziste 15, 118 01 Prague 1, Czechia; URL: https://cz.usembassy.gov/.

Congressman-at-large for Northern Mariana Islands, US House of Representatives; born: 19 January 1955, Saipan, NM; education: University of Guam; Berkeley, California; party: Democrat; political career: Elected to 3rd NMI Legislature; Special Assist. to US Senator Daniel K. Inouye; Exec. Dir., Commonwealth Election Cmn.; first Northern Mariana Islands Congressman-at-Large, US House of Representatives, 2009-; professional career: served the administration of Gov. Carlos S. Camacho; served the Froilan C. Tenorio administration; served in Pedro P. Ten…

Secretary General, Association of Caribbean States; professional career: Engineer; over 40 years experience in international trade, transport, maritime and logistic development; Gen. Mgr., Panama Railroad; Plant engineer, with resp. for lock maintenance, Panama Canal; Secretary General, Association of Caribbean States, 2020-; office address: Association of Caribbean States, 5-7 Sweet Briar Road, St. Clair, P.O. Box 660, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; phone: +868 622 9575; URL: http://www.acs-aec.org.

Former Minister of Finance, Government of Palau; political career: Director, National Treasury; Minister of Finance; Presidential Chief of Staff, -2013; Finance Minister, 2013-2021.

Former Governor, Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates; professional career: long career in banking and finance industry in both the government and private sectors; roles incl. Vice-President, Citi Bank; Man. Dir., First Gulf Bank PJSC; Chief Exec. Officer, First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC; board mem. of various companies; Governor, Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, 2020-2021.

Prime Minister, Government of Serbia; political career: Minister of Public Works; Prime Minister, Government of Yemen, Oct. 2018-; professional career: Assist Prof., Engineering Faculty, Thamar Univ., Yemen; office address: Office of the Prime Minister, Sana, Yemen.

President, Tunisia; born: 1958; party: Independent; political career: President of Tunisia, 2019-; professional career: Professor, Law, Univ. of Tunisia, retired 2019; office address: Office of the President, Presidential Palace, Tunis, Tunisia.

Former Vice President of the Government, Minister of the Presidency; Regional Administration, Government of Spain; born: 1971; education: Univ. of Valladolid, Spain, Law, Masters in Telecommunications Law; party: People's Party; political career: MP, 2004-18; Spokesperson for the Popular Party; Vice President of the Government, Minister of the Presidency, Spokesperson of the Government, 2011-16; Vice Pres. of the Gov., Minister of the Presidency, Minister of Regional Administrations, Nov. 2016-18; professional career: Lawyer; Chief State Lawyer of Leon, 1999-2000…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Jordan; political career: Adviser to HM King Abdullah II; Dep. PM and Minister of State, 2010; Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2017-; professional career: Editor-in-chief, Al-Ghad (newspaper); Gen. Dir., Jordan Radio and TV Corp.; Editor-in-chief, Jordan Times; Dir., Information Dept., Royal Court; office address: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, King Hussein Street, POB 85, Amman 11118, Jordan; URL: http://www.mfa.gov.jo.