C.V
Mohammed Ahmed Hassan Al-Afandi
First: Academic Qualification:-
• PhD in Economics from Colorado University (Boulder) USA 1991, the subject of the PhD was: The Policies of Economic Stability in the Republic of Yemen): “The Public Economic equilibrium Model”.
• M.A in Economics from Colorado University 1988 with Excellent.
• B.sc. in Economics and Politian Science from Sana’a University 1991 with excellent and honor.
• Assistant Professor in economics department 82-1985.
• Associate Professor ,1997.
• Professor of economics 2002.
• Participation in many practical courses in the field of Applied economics, as: “economic modeling and quantitative methods in economic analysis”.
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Second: Main Interests Fields:
- Finance and monetary economics, Finance and monetary, rate of exchange and economic and social stability Policies.
- Interested in econometrics, studies of the evaluation of economics projects, Islamic banks’. Political economy, issues of the relationship between, economic stability, Political stability and their impact on the economics of private projects
Third: Academic activity:
1. Teaching
• Teaching the courses: (Principles of micro and macroeconomics, Banking Money and Banking, Feasibility of economics proiects, econometrics, international finance and international economic) for B.sc. students.
• For M.A (The advanced theory of microeconomic and recently teaching the advanced macroeconomics theory and it’s permanent for more than 10 years at graduate level economics department in Sana’a University).
• Teaching International economics and investment polices’ of Investment Portfolios subjects in in the graduate program (Masters) Managerial Sciences at sciences and Technology University, (Riyadh).
• Teaching micro and macroeconomics and Evaluating Projects Feasibility at Sciences and Technology University and Yemenia University for more than five years.
• Teaching Management of bank credit and money and Central Banks at Arab Academic of banking sciences, Sana’a.
• Supervised on numbers of economics’ Training in fields of evaluating feasibility economics.
• Evaluating economic polices and their impact on the economic stability.
• Financial evaluation and evaluating the risks of projects.
• Supervised on numbers of Master’s theses in economics and Islamic Economic at economics department, Sana’a University. ( sample of those theses are included)
2. Publications
a. More than (40) researches or studies in the field Finance and monetary economics, rate of exchange, economic development, social polices, the economic and political stability polices and programs of economic reform (a list of these researches and studies is included) and in Islamic economic issues.
b. Books:
• Introduction to Microeconomics ( first edition was published 2005)
• Introduction to Macroeconomics ( first edition was published in 2006)
• Money and Banking and Monetary Economics (first edition was published in 2006).
• Money and Banking: a special edition for Sciences and Technology, open education.
• Principles of Macroeconomics: a special edition for Sciences and Technology.
• The intellectual Roots of the Global Financial Crisis and the Rise of Islamic Finance.( first edition was published from Abrar’s institution, 2010 ).
• Macroeconomic Theory –Policy and Practice. ( first edition was published in 2012)
• Issues in Islamic Economics of Islamic Culture’s book, Sciences and Technology University, first edition was published in 2012.
• The book of Yemeni Economic Conference (editor), it consists of the scientific papers which are presented in the Conference as Yemeni Center for Strategic Studies elected to be Published in 2012.
Preparation for writing the books:
• Economic Roots for political tyranny.
• Economics of Yemen in 50 years.
• Economics of social justice.
• Masterpieces of Islamic economic thought.
• Publishing many of the articles and media interviews in the field of economics and politics of Yemen.
3- In the field of supervising and discussing the Master’s theses:
• Some of the Master’s theses which I supervised on as a main supervisor and the president of the committee of discussion and judgment:
1. Financial Market in Yemen: Opportunities and Potential Challenges. Researcher/ Nabeel Altarri (Sana’a Unversity).
2. Determinants rate exchange of Yemeni Riyal and its impact on economic stability. Researcher / Wadea Nasher ( Sana’a University)
3. Editing the banking system in the light of financial globalization. Researcher/ Eman Shryan (Sana’a University).
4. Rehabilitation the Algerian banking system and its reflections on the effectiveness of monetary policy. Researcher/ Maleany Fateah (Sana’a University).
5. The Economic and social Role for Zakah.
6. The inability of the state budget and its funding methods in the economic thought. Researcher/ Motea Alazazi.
7. The Phenomenon of Competition and its impact on government’s spending. Researcher/ Yasser Sgeeri (Sana’a University).
• Master theses where I was discussing internally and externally:
1. The extent of Islamic banks' obligation in implementing the rules and bases of valuing and giving the profits in Islamic thought. (Survey). Researcher/ Omar Almzalm (Sciences and Technology).
2. The Challenges that faced Islamic Banks. Researcher/ Abdulftah Alzabedi. ( Sciences and Technology University)
3. Producing Wheat in Yemen and the ability to invest it by Islamic banks in Yemen. Researcher/ Osama Ali Abdulwahed (Sciences and Technology).
4. Trade between Arab countries and its impact economic completeness. Researcher/ Ali Mohammed Asham, 2010 (Sana’a University).
5. Investment's environment in Yemen and the extent of its suitability to attract the direct foreign investment: Student/ Mohammed Ahmed Esam ( 2007, Sana’a University)
6. Election in the light of Islamic politics: Student/ Mohammed Ahmed Ma’rof. (2004, Sana’a University).
7. The Role of the stock market in attracting the local savings: Student/ Mohammed Saleh Maed Al kuraesh. (2007, Sana’a University).
8. The possibility of creating the stock exchange for stock in Yemen and its role in the financial investment: Students/ Ebtehal Ahmed Huseen Alazani. (2003, Aden University).
• Research projects which I supervised on as completeness for Master’s requirements in Arabic Academic for cognitive sciences.
1. The supervision of the Central bank on Islamic banks. Researchers/ Mohammed Ahmed Al Kodemi
2. Valuing and giving the profits in Islamic bank. Researcher/ Abdullah Nour Ali.
3. The impact of political events on the credit activity in banks of Yemen. (2011, student/ Abdulwhab Mohammed Aljunied).
4. Evaluating the role of Sharia supervisory board on cooperative insurance companies in Yemen: Student/ Noh Hersi Almi.
• Judging on the researches of promotion the teachers’ economy.
Judging on the researches of promotion the teachers’ economy like:-
1. Judging on the researches of Dr. Mustafa Almutuakel’s promotion from a teacher’s participator to a teacher (Sana’a University).
2. Judging on the researches of Dr. Hassan Thabet Frhan’s promotion from a teacher’s participator to a teacher (Sana’a University).
3. Judging on the researches of Dr. Mohammed Alrafek’s promotion from a teacher’s assistant to a teacher’s participator (Dmar University).
4. Judging on the researches of Dr. promotion from a teacher’s assistant to a teacher’s participator (Alhodiada University).
5. Judging on the researches of Dr. Latifa Althoar’s promotion from a teacher’s assistant to a teacher’s participator (Sana’a University).
• Judging on the scientific researches and participating on preparing academic programs.
1. Judging on numbers of scientific researches in order to publish them in scientific magazines.
2. Participated in setting programs of economics department as:
Master’s programe of economy for Eman University.
B.sc. and advanced studies’ program in Sciences and Technology University- college of Managerial Sciences-
3. Lectured number of lectures in issues of economy, political economy, Islamic economy.
• Participating in conferences and local, regional and international seminars, and this is an example of these participation:-
I. Local Conferences (sample):
- Participating in number of conferences seminars and economic and political debates, for example:
1. Participating in the Unity and Peace conference as the economic committee’s rapporteur and contributing on the economic paper.
2. Participating in the first Scientific Conference for the teaching staff of Sana’a and Aden Universities with the research entitled (Rehabilitation the Rate of Exchange in Yemen 1993).
3. Participating in the economic conference of Yemen as Member of the scientific committee and research in (The Polices of Governmental Support in Yemen).
4. Participating in a seminar of Rehabilitation of Dr. Farj ben Ghanem’s Government’s program and presenting a paper of Economic reform in the Government’s program.
5. Participating in the second economic conference of Yemen – Sana’a 1997- presenting the search of “Economic and Social Implications for Rehabilitation the Yemeni Currency”.
6. Participating in the eighth economic and annual conference for commerce and economy- Sana’a University 2001- (the last conference was held at the faculty of commerce) presenting a research entitled (The Role of the State in the Light of the New Changes).
7. Participating in the seminar which organized by Yemeni parliamentarians against corruption with a working paper about corruption and development 2007.
8. Preparing and supervising the economic conference of Yemen which the Yemeni Center for Strategic Studies implemented, entitled (Yemen- The Economic- the Future in 2010).
9. Supervising and preparing the conference of Yemeni-Gulf relations which was carried out by the Yemeni Center for Strategic studies, entitled (The Yemeni-Gulf Relations: The Reality- The Future Horizons in 2010).
10. Preparing and Supervising for the economic conference of Yemen, entitled: (Yemen- The Economic- The Future) which was carried out by the Yemeni Center for Strategic Studies in 2010.
11. Participating in the national dialogue seminar which was organized by Alwehda Center for Strategic Studies and presenting a paper with the title (The National Dialogue, The Principles, Determinants and Bases) in April 2012.
12. Participating in the seminar which was organized by Sheba Center for Strategic Studies and presenting a research paper, entitled: (Partners of Yemen in Development- in English) in June 2012.
International and Regional Conference:
1. Participating in the international parliamentary conference in Canada 1993 which discussed the dialogue between the North and the South, and the international trade issues 1993.
2. Participating in the diplomatic magazine in London, entitled (The Dialogue of Civilizations, June 1996.
3. Participating in the annual conference for the association of American economists during 87-1990.
4. Participating in the forth annual conference for Arabian association for the economic researches in Cairo, Dec. 1997, entitled: (Arab countries’ Experiences in Adaptation and Structural Reform) and presenting a research was titled by (The Experience of Economic Reform in Yemen).
5. Participating in the fifth annual association for Arabian association for economic researches in Cairo Dec. 1998, entitled: (Arabian Economic in the century of 21).
6. Participating in the Islamic- Christian civilized dialogue at George Washington University and presenting a scientific paper in 2000.
7. Participating in the democracy and development’s conference which was organized by the government of Qatar, 2007.
8. Participating in many of the official delegations to abroad, including the USA, France and Canada.
9. Participating in the conference of Islamic civilization in Andalusia which was organized by the Islamic supreme Council in Algeria, 2008.
10. Participating in Islamists seminar and judging in Jordon which was organized by the Center for Middle East Studies in Amman (19-20/ 11/ 2011) presenting a study was titled by (Islamists and the Participation with other Forces in Governance).
11. Participating in the seminar which was organized by the Arabian Center for Researches and Political Studies in Qatar, entitled: (Revolution of Yemen, the Historical Background, the Privacy, the Horizons) and presenting a research, entitled: (Yemen’s Partner in Development, Regional and International Partners), 19-21 Feb. 2012.
12. Participating in the scientific conference which was organized by the Arabian Center for Researches and Political Studies in Qatar, entitled: ( Islamists and Democratic Transition- Trends and Experiences) and presenting a research, entitled: The Islamists’ participation in Political Life and Governance Before and After the Arab Spring Revolution ( AL-Islah) 6-8 Oct. 2012.
Third: Economic Activities and Consulting in the Sector of Government and Private.
1. In the Governmental Sector:
• Contributing effectively to the discussion of the constitutional amendments for the constitution of Yemen 1995 and participating in proposing the economic, financial and Trade texts in the Constitution.
• Contributing and participating in the discussion of man budget for the State, governments’ programs and economic agreements which were shown to the House of Representatives 93-97.
• Contributing to the dialogues and discussions of the economic reform program representing Al-Islah during 95- 1996.
• Presidency of technical committee at the private committee of the House of Representative to discuss the five-year plan for the first State 96-2000 and the active participation in preparing the proper proposals and guidance to develop the plan.
• Participating in debates which organized by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation devoted to prepare the five-year plans for the second and third State.
• Preparing an economic paper for the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, entitled: (Investment climate and Partnership’s Horizons with the Private Sector), has included a complete matrix for the partnership’s horizons and investment’s opportunities.
• Participating in discussing and preparing national reports for the human developments issued by Ministry of Planning and Development for various years whether as Member of scientific committee, consultative staff or an external reader for background papers or presenting background papers of the reports.
• Participating in developing a vision for the social security program through presenting an evaluating vision for the role of staffs and institutions of the social security in Yemen and ways of developing them.
• Preparing a vision for the government about developing the economic and social role for Alzakat and endowments in Yemen and proper ways to increasing the money of endowments and activate the role of zakat.
• Evaluating the investment program for the public association of social insurances in Yemen and contributing to set proposals to develop the program.
• Presenting a consulting in investment mechanism the reserve of foreign currency of the State, through presenting a working paper for the President of the Republic.
• Contributing and participating in discussing the visions and plans of the World Bank’s programs and projects in Yemen especially for the programs and selecting the priorities of the projects and etc…, in the context of the meetings and consultations organized by the World Bank’s office in Sana’a with the representatives of the civil society organizations and Yemeni economists.
• Participating the discussion of issues and problems Yemen's accession to World Trade Organization by the membership of the governmental economists committee appointed from the Cabinet, 1998.
• Presenting consultations for the Development Organization’s office of the UN in Sana’a, for developing economic and social role of Zakat in Yemen by presenting an integrated vision.
2. In Private Sector:
• Participating in discussing the investment law in Yemen the other economic laws whether through my work as member of economic committee in Representative Council or through the meetings with businessmen.
• Presenting economic consultations for a number of investors with regard to usefulness of small or medium projects etc...
• Participating in preparing the investment program of the Fish Company as the Head of the investment committee in the administration council, 98-2001.
• Review and Discuss investment plans for some of the private sectors such as the plan of strategic vision for Sciences and Technology University.
• Participate the activities held by the private sector through the chambers of commercial and industrial or the businessmen club especially for the climate of investment and taxes and discussing the economic situation in Yemen.
• Participate in preparing to create Islamic Sheba Bank and Islamic banking law.
• Presenting a training course in the methods of Islamic finance which was organized by Ha’al Saeed Anam’s Group in Taiz, 1998.
3- Academic Consultation
• Member in the consultation staff for number of Yemeni scientific magazine such as: Trade College’s magazine, Social Studies’ magazine and Strategic Orbits’ magazine, and presenting academic and scientific methodology consultations for many of researches.
• Founding member of Al-Yemenia University.
4- Business and Experiences:
A. Previous Business:
1. Member of the House of Representative and the economic committee’s decision maker of the Council.
2. Former minister of Trade and Supply.
3. Member of the Shura Council and the decision maker.
4. The Dean of the college of Sciences, Administrative and Humanities at Sciences and Technology University.
5. The Dean of the council of Economy and commerce and political Sciences at Sana’a University.
6. Member of the economic association of Arab.
7. Member of the Yemeni economic association.
8. Member of the administration council of Yemenia Company for fish and marine organism.
9. Participating in several private committees of the House of Representative for the public budget discussion for the State, government’s program and economic agreements shown to the previous Council.
10. President of the technical committee of the private committee for discussing the 5 years plans of the State 1996-2000 which was presented to the former Representative House.
11. Member of the constitutional amendments committee in 1994 at the House of Representative.
12. Member of a private committee to investigate the facts at the House of Representative in 1994, for the conflict between the governance partner (General People’s Congress (GPC) and Yemeni Socialist Party).
13. The decision maker of the economic committee at Unity and Peace conference, Sana’a 1993.
14. The managing editor of the Social Studies Magazine at the University of Sciences and Technology, Sana’a.
B. The Recent Business:
1. The Professor of economy at Sana’a University.
2. Member of Shura Council and Member of the economic committee at the Council.
3. The Chairman of the Yemeni Center for the Strategic Studies and the chief editor of Sho’on Al-Asr Magazine (periodical magazine).
4. The general supervisor for the Yemeni strategic report issued by the Yemeni Center for Strategic Studies.
5. Member of the consulting staff for the Strategic Orbits Magazine from Sheba Center for Strategic Studies.
6. Member of the consulting staff for the college of Commerce and Economy’s Magazine, Sana’a University.
7. Member of the consulting staff for the Social studies from the University of Sciences and Technology.
8. Member of the Council of Trustees at Experts Center for Development and Consulting Services.
9. Member of the union committee at college of commerce and Economy.
10. Teaching Bachelor level and Master’s program at the subjects of the Micro and Macroeconomic Theory, Public Finance and Principles of Economy.
11. The Head of economic department of the Yemeni Congregation for Reform, since 1995-2002 and since 2006 up to now.
Sample of Published Researches:
Policies of economic stability between theoretical ambitions and problematic application, published in the magazine of Arts, number (20) 1997.
Evaluating the polices of reducing the Yemeni Riyal was presented in the first scientific conference for the union of teaching members at the Universities of Sana’a and Aden 1993, published in the first folder of the conference’s researches, also published in the social studies’ magazine.
Polices of the governmental support: evaluating study, was presented in the economic conference 1995 and published in a book about studies of economy of Yemen 1995.
Field study about exchange rate in the budget market participating with others 1992, not published.
Problematic economy in the governmental statement was submitted to the House of the Representative 1993, published in the economic bulletin of the Ministry of Information, number (zero), 1993.
Evaluative read for Dr. Farj ben Ghanem’s government program, was submitted to a seminar of Evaluating the Government’s Program which was organized by the Yemeni Center for Strategic Studies- Jun 1997, and published in Sho’on Al-Arts Magazine, number (1).
Program of Economic Reform: evaluative study for monetary results, published in magazine of Arabian Economic Researches, number (10) 1998.
Yemen’s experience in the finance reform, was presented to the forth scientific conference of Arab association for economic researches and published in the Social Studies Magazine, number (4) also published in the book of the association the “Forth Scientific Studies”, entitled: Evaluation of the economic stability and structural adaptation in the Arab countries (Mahdi Al-Hafeth, the editor), Institution of Arab researches 1999.
The economic policies of Yemen: a study, which is not published, presented to the conference of Unity and Peace.
Indebtedness crisis: a blessing or curse trap, was published in Sho’on Al-Asr Magazine, number (2).
The main features of Islamists’ experience in Yemen: a study was presented to seminar of Diplomatic Council in London 1996, published in Sho’on Al-Asr, number (1) 1997.
The economic and social effects to float the Yemeni currency, a study was presented to the second economic conference of Yemen, and published in the magazine of the Faculty of Commerce and Economic (11,12) (1998-1999).
Public spending and economic growth in Yemen, a background study of the First Report of Human Development, (UNDP) United Nation Development Program 1998.
Yemeni economy and International economy- horizons of merging and integration, a research was published in the magazine of the Faculty of Commerce, number (15-16) - 2001.
The social spending and human development, a study was published in the magazine of Social Studies, number (5) 1998.
The main lines for the joining Yemen negotiation to the World Trade Organization, a working paper was presented to Preparatory Committee of the Economic Conference appointed by Cabinet and published in Sho’on Al-Asr Magazine.
Social and economic role for Zakat in Yemen, a study was prepared for combating poverty program- (UNDP) United Nation Development Program, and published in Sho’on Al-Asr Magazine.
Future of economic role of the State in Yemen, a study was presented to the Scientific Conference of the Commerce and Economic College, Sana’a University in 2000, published in the Social studies Magazine, number (10) ( July- Dec. 2000).
Markets, poor people and civil society, a background study for the second report of Human Development in Yemen, was issued by Ministry of Planning in 2000 and published in the Magazine of the Commerce and Economic Faculty.
A study about evaluating the social safety net, a working paper was presented to the program of Combating Poverty of the Ministry of Planning 2002 as a background paper for Combating Poverty Strategy in Yemen.
Economic motives Yemeni migration to Arab Gulf countries, a study was presented to the seminar of Immigration and Alienation in Hadramawt University, and published in the Arab Future Magazine, in Beirut, number ( ) April, 2003.
Combating poverty indicators in the social safety net program in Yemen, a study was published in Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number (16) 2004, issued by the Yemeni Center for Strategic Studies.
Polices of the exchange rate in eighties.
Economic thought for Ibn Temeh ( in English ). Colorado University.
Islamic economic thought for Ibn Al- Kaeem (in English). Colorado University.
Models of World Trade- survey (in English). Colorado University.
(Yemen’s development partners- regional and international partners). Expected to publish it in a book issued by the Arab Center for Researches and Policy Studies- Qatar.
Islamists and partnership with other powers (from the partnership in changing to the partnership horizons in ruling). ( Sho’on Al-Asr Magazine) number 43.
Preliminary evaluating read for the economic reform aspects in the government program. ( Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number ( 1)).
Al- Zakat in Yemen… a review for its role in economy. (Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number (7)).
Yemen and the World Trade Organization: the requirements and strategies of joining. (Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number (14)).
Combating poverty indicators in the social safety net program in Yemen (Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number (16)).
The indicators of social and economic role for the social security staff in Yemen (entrance evaluation). (Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number 19).
Corruption and development (Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number 30).
Proposal of creating the Central Investment Fund of the State (Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number 32).
Reading at scenarios: Yemen and oil depletion (Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number 33), was published in a private book issued by German Ebert Institution.
Are the economic policies a friend with the Yemeni private sector in 2004/2007? Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number 34).
Economic polices and human development contradiction or compatibility? (Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number 35)
Eight economic arguments for political reform. ( Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number 36).
The scientific methodology guide for scientific research and standards follow up on researches (Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number 37).
The Yemeni Riyal Crisis to Where? (Sho’on Al- Asr Magazine, number 38).
Economic effects to produce and consume Qat in Yemen (was published in the email of the Yemeni Center for Strategic Studies).
Investment climate and its effect on the local and foreign private sector – evaluating an experience of fifteen years, was published in the book of economic conference ( the economy- Yemen – the future) 2012.
The participation of Islamists in the political life and ruling before and after revolutions of Arab Spring which expected to publish it in a book issued by the Arab Center for Researches and Political Studies.
