Biography

Head of Mission of Yemen to Canada:

Dr Ahmed Ali Yahya Hasan Al-Emad
Chargé d’affaires, a.i.

Dr Al-Emad is an expert in International Law; he has also accumulated significant experience as an accomplished university lecturer; a successful lawyer and an adept legal advisor.

He obtained his Bachelor in Sharia and Law in 1997 from Sana’a University and then attended Egypt’s prestigious Cairo University where he attained a diploma in Administration; followed by an MA and a PhD in International Law. He further distinguished himself by graduating with top honours in 2006. Throughout this period he pursued a variety of related legal studies at The Hague Academy of Public International Law in 2002, and more recently, at the Political Development Institute in Beijing, as well as Human International Law in Beirut, and a variety of courses in diplomacy-related legal matters in Abu Dhabi and India.

He has penned numerous articles and publications relating to International Law and in particular, he has received acclaim for his expertise with regard to arbitration in international boundary disputes; diplomatic privileges and immunities; and women’s rights within Islam and public law.

Dr Al-Emad has lectured within a diverse range of academic topics relating to public theory of diplomacy; diplomatic relations; international law and organizations; human rights; administration; and public law; as well as the fundamental principles of linguistic rules for the scholarly writing of academic research.

Recently he worked for the Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the rank of Counsellor, where he also lectured and managed training in the department’s Diplomatic Institute; an entity of which he eventually became Vice Dean.

Dr. Al Emad was appointed as Deputy Head of the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen to Canada in July, 2012 and has served as Chargé d’affaires, a.i. since April, 2014.

He is married and has three sons.