Abdulkarim Al-Arhabi

Abdulkarim Ismail Al-Arhabi (Arabic: عبدالكريم اسماعيل الارحبي) was the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation in the Republic of Yemen.^[1] He was also the managing director of the Social Fund for Development, which was established in 1997.^[2] Al-Arhabi held the post of Minister of Social Affairs and Labor from 2001 to 2006, when he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation.^[3][4] On 30 April 2010, the World Bank awarded Al-Arhabi the Jit Gill Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service for being "a key champion in the battle to reduce poverty, improve governance and broaden economic growth for Yemen."^[5]

Abdulkarim Al-Arhabi
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs
In office 2006–2012
President	Ali Abdullah Saleh
Succeeded by	Mohamed Al Saadi
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation
In office 2006–2012
President	Ali Abdullah Saleh
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor
In office 2001–2006
President	Ali Abdullah Saleh
Personal details
Born

Following the anti-government 2011 Yemeni protests, President Ali Abdullah Saleh fired all members of the Cabinet of Yemen on 20 March 2011. The cabinet members will remain in place until a new government is formed.^[6]

See also

• Cabinet of Yemen