This CV summarizes Anwer Ahmed Farhan's personal and professional experience. He was born in 1958 in Aden, Yemen and currently resides in Sana'a, Yemen. He has over 30 years of experience in data processing, statistical analysis, and database management, having worked for the Central Statistical Organization of Yemen as well as international organizations such as UNFPA, ILO, and UNICEF. He has extensive skills in software such as CSPro, Oracle, STATA, and DevInfo and has managed many census and survey projects.

1. CV
Anwer Ahmed Farhan
Day of birth: 26/11/1958
Place of birth: Aden
Marital Status: Married and have 4 children
Address: P.O. Box 4118, Sana'a, Yemen
(Mobile): Sana'a: +961 774305353
(Home) : Sana'a: +961 382284
aafarhan@hotmail.com
aafarhanaafarhan@gmail.com
1. TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY
Experienced with computer system analyses and application software development and DBMS
design,
Specific capabilities include:
- Managing all steps of data processing process for censuses, surveys and studies - (Data entry,
editing data, cleaning data, tabulation, and analyzing).
- Designed and developed software application programs using CSpro & Oracle
- Prepared Questionnaires for Statistical Surveys
- Analyzed Statistical Surveys Data using STATA, and SPSS.
- Designed data base indicators for dissemination using DevInfo.
- Ability to transfer expertise to the national teams (data processing/ statisticians).
Software experience:
MS Visual FoxPro ,Oracle, Spectrum, Mortpak, PAS, MS-Office , Dbase IV, SPSS , Anthro,
STATA, CSPro, Cobol, Fortran, PL1, RPG, DevInfo.
2. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (government sector):
(April, 2004 – up to now): Deputy Chairman for data processing & Studies at the Central
Statistical Organization, Sana’a, Yemen.
Analyze, design, program and implement database applications in MS Visual FoxPro, Oracle and
Microsoft Access for the CSO. Develop Survey Statistical Systems. Design statistical questionnaires.
Analyzing Statistical data using SPSS, STATA, Spectrum, Mortpak. Using DevInfo for
dissemination.
(1991-2004) Central Statistical Organization (CSO), Sana’a , Yemen
Senior Programmer/Analyst, head of database department.
Analyze, design, program and implement database applications in MS Visual FoxPro, Oracle and
Microsoft Access for the CSO. Develop Survey Statistical Systems. Design statistical questionnaires.
Analyzing Statistical data using SPSS, STATA.
September 1986-1991 Central Statistical Office (CSO), Ministry of Planning, Aden Yemen
Planning, Programmer/Analyst
Analyze, design, program and implement database applications in Dbase IV, COBOL, MS FoxPor
and Oracle for the CSO. Develop Survey & Statistical Programs.

2. Data processing (Head) of the following projects for government:
• Population census and Housing Census 1988
• Labor force survey 1992
• Foreign trade system 1995
• DHS 1997
• National poverty survey 1999
• Population census and Housing Census 2004
• Preparing MDGs indicators for the country report-2004 -2005-2007, team leader
• Build data base indicators and MDGs indicators for the country (team leader)-2006 -2007 using DevInfo
• Household Budget Survey-2005-2006
• Country Programme Indicators, Yemen-Unicef 2007-2011 (create indicators from row data and build data base
indicators using DevInfo)
• Child labour Survey 2010
• Establishments master survey 2011.
• Population census and Housing Census 2014
• Return Yemeni migrants from KSA 2014
• Household Budget Survey-2014
• Labor force survey 2014
3. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (Contracts for the public-private sector & world org.):
--October-November, 2015: RS2015 – Rapid survey 2015, Local consultant, ILO, regional office for
Arab countries (ROAS);
Impact of war on employment (study case of comparing the LFS-2014 with RS 2015 for 3
governorates using the same tools)
- Review the LFS listing and extract a small-scale sample with a proportional no. of HHs in the
targeted governorates, Sana'a, Houdaidah and Aden,
- Support the CSO tp prepare a fast track methodology and plan for the short survey, including
training plan,
- Develop in close collaboration with the ILO lead consultant and ILO staff a training manual;
- Conduct personally the training workshop for CSO, taking into consideration the DNA
specialties,
- Supervise and ensure a timely delivery of field data collection, data entry and data cleaning,
- Prepare the outcomes tables and list of key indicators,
- Contribute to the drafting of the Employment and Livelihood DNA report,
- Liaise as requested with ILO staff at Sana'a, Beirut and Geneva office to report on progress and
receive comments and feedback.
-April, 2013 – 31 March, 2014: ILO, regional office for Arab countries (ROAS), statistician on
labour statistics.
- Responsible for providing the ILOSTAT database with labour statistics from the Arab
countries.
- Preparing the Decent Work Indicators profile for the Arab countries.
- Giving technical help to the countries for conducting the Labour Force Survey.
- Doing the necessarily processing for the micro data of the surveys, cleaning and producing the
statistical indicators.
- Help the statisticians in the Arab countries with understanding and implementing the new
resolutions of the last International Conference of Labour Statisticians (October, 2013)

3. - Train the trainers of statisticians in the region for using the latest international tools for
producing the labour statistics.
- Prepare the labour statistics to the professionals on labour policies at the ILO regional office.
- November, 2012 – December, 2012 UNFPA, Data Processing Specialist (3th
PNG Population
Census 2011, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea)
Special Service Agreement (SSA), consultancy assignment with UNFPA; assisting the Government
of PNG in reviewing the data processing plan; data entry, edit and tabulation
programs and finalization of census unit register.
- Control system and management for the movement of the EAs, (CSPro)
- Preparing, Cleaning and Imputation Census Data.
- Consistency Edits, PNG 2011 Census (Part 1)
-Transferring expertise to the PNG’s DP national team.
-Prepare the DP master plan.
- November, 2008 – December, 2009 UNFPA, Data Processing Specialist (5th
Sudan Population
Census 2008, Juba+Rumbek, Southern Sudan)
- Prepare technical report of the situation of Sudan census data set after scanning.
- Write the consistency edit rules program using CSPro (using the document of edit rules
prepared by demographers).
- Build database indicators of the short form (Southern Sudan) at national, State, District, Payam,
Boma levels.
- Prepare DevInfo copy for dissemination the result of short form questionnaire.
- Develop an application for malaria survey using CSPro.
- Technical help to HBS of SS.
- Hands on Training for national data processing team. (CSPro + STATA + DevInfo).
- June, 04-14, 2008 Contractor, Al-Dhala Community Resource Management Project (IFAD
FINANCED)
Work as statistical consultant (perform the services):
- Multivariable regression analysis and tabulation
- Poverty mapping for directorates of Al-Dhala
- Using GIS software for dissemination
- Selection criteria scorning
- May, 19-23, 2008 Participated as a trainer in the subject "Development of District Profiles
Workshop using DevInfo" (UNICEF-Yemen).
- September 2006, Contractor UNFPA – Maldives
DP specialist. Guide and direct national working group to correct invalid and inconsistent data by
imputing non-responses or inconsistent information with plausible data (cleaning data). Import
data from XML format to STATA format and build relational data base for the census 2006 for the
Maldives. Assist national working group to write do files using STATA for the whole process.
- April-July 2006, Contractor, the SFD - Yemen.
Work as data processing expert. Developed an application (data entry, cleaning data, producing
tables etc.) for Impact evaluation project in districts where SFD gave or giving help. (Second
round)
- Mars- April 2006, Contractor, CSO-UNICEF, Yemen

4. Work as data processing expert. Developed an application (data entry, cleaning data, producing
preliminary tables.) MICS3 – Soqatra Island”.
- Nov. – December 2005, Contractor, National Population Council (NPC)/ Yemen, Sana'a
Work as data processing expert. Developed an application (data entry, cleaning data, producing
tables etc.) for the base line survey “Youth – Knowledge and tendencies of social issues".
- May-June 2005, Contractor, UNICEF, Yemen
Work as data processing expert. Developed an application (data entry, cleaning data, producing
tables etc.) for the base line survey “Knowledge ND tendencies of HIV in Aden governorate (school
student grade 9) ".
- June – July 2004, Contractor, Ministry of Sport and Youth / Yemen, Sana'a
Work as data processing expert. Developed an application (data entry, cleaning data, producing
tables etc.) for the base line survey “Youth – Knowledge and tendencies of social and sexual
issues".
- Sep-October 2003, Contractor, CARE/ SOUL, Sana'a
Work as data processing expert. Developed an application (data entry, cleaning data, producing
tables etc.) for the base line survey Society for the Development (Women/Children) in Amran
Governorate.
-July 2003, Contractor, Sana'a University – Population Studies and Training Center, Yemen.
Work as data processing expert. Developed an application (data entry, cleaning data, producing
tables etc.) for the survey "Underline factors contributing to slow progress towards ICPD and
ICPD+ 10 benchmarks regarding the Republic of Yemen".
-June 2003, Contractor, Sana'a University – Population Studies and Training Center, Yemen.
Work as data processing expert. Developed an application (data entry, cleaning data, producing
tables etc.) for the survey "Knowledge, tendencies, and male practicing of male condom in the
Yemeni Society".
-May-June. 2003: Contractor, UNFPA (Sana'a)
Programmer/Analyst
1. Create data entry computer programme to be used for RAP survey, which will be held in
selected districts of UNFPA supported country programme for Yemen(17 district within
8 governorate).
2. Perform & supervise data entry/editing and coding process
3. Cleaning data before processing
4. Coding and recoding of open end questionnaire text.
5. Defining all variables for data base and prepare dictionary of variables
6. Prepare tables of all survey indicators by survey areas, in English and Arabic
7. Compiled indicators formatted into an SPSS database
8. Create error detecting programme for consistency
9. Process survey data as per UNFPA requirement
10. Provide technical assistance during the final analysis of the data collected
11. Participate with the research team in formatting and translation of questionnaire
12. Typing & editing of questionnaire.
13. Intervenes as trainer in the training of field staff
14. Prepare the periodic report about the status of the work and provide it to the office

5. 15. Final report upon completion of assignment
-March-May. 2003: Contractor, UNICEF (Sana'a)
Programmer/Analyst
Developed an application (data entry, updating, tabulation … etc.) for the ABP/CDP Baseline
Survey for 8 governorates (second round) at district level.
- January 2003, Contractor, the SFD - Yemen.
Work as data processing expert. Developed an application (data entry, cleaning data, producing
tables etc.) for Impact evaluation project in districts where SFD gave or giving help. Building the
Statistical indicators database.
- January 2003, Contractor, The SFD - Yemen.
Work as data processing expert. Developed an application (data entry, cleaning data, producing
tables etc.) for Impact evaluation project in districts where SFD gave or giving help. Building the
Statistical indicators database. (First round)
- September 2002-November 2002, Contractor, the Unicef - Yemen.
Work as database expert. The purpose is to provide UNISEF with a set of statistical and
cartographic data (indicators) formatted under Child Info system. And to prepare a demo
showing the benefits users can gain from using Child Info for data presentation and analysis.
-September 2002-October 2002, Contractor, The SFD.
Work as Consultant to provide the research groups with analyzing tables of disadvantaged
children (Orphans, street children, disabled and juvenile).
-Mar 2002-May 2002, Contractor, The UN YEM/97/PIMS (CSO)
Generating and producing the tables and outputs requested by the PIMS (CSO) team for
child labor aged 5-9 and generating and producing indicators for MDGs (Millennium
Development Goals) using several source of data .
-March 2002-March 2002, Contractor, the UNFPA
Compile a National Poverty Survey(NPS) data on a Linear combination of about 15
indicators on various health, family planning and other issues for the 8 chosen governorate of
the UNFPA programme cycle (2002-2006) and for all district within each governorate. Such
information will be used by the UNFPA and the government as a criteria for district
selection.
Based on computed data for the governorate and district, doing ranking of the districts to
identify the mostly needed as the bases for selection criteria of the appropriate districts.
Submit all data base computes for the eight governorate and the districts within the 8
governorate, together with the ranking of the district based on the computed indicator to the
country office in hard copies.
-Jan 2002-Feb 2002, Contractor, the PRSP (Ministry of Planning).
Working with the World Bank Technical team on the preparation of the "Poverty Update Study".
I was responsible for:
•Providing the mission with all 1999 data and their working files
•Explaining and manipulating all 1999 survey data for the mission
•Generating and producing the tables and outputs requested by the mission.

6. -Dec.2001-Jan 2002, Contractor, the UNDP (Poverty Alleviation Programme - Human
Development Project YEM/97/HDP).
I was responsible for:
•Generating and producing the indicators, for reporting and monitoring the employment
situation in Yemen (Employment-population ratio, Labour force participation rate, Youth
unemployment rate, Educated unemployment rate, Long-term unemployment, Child labour,
Women employment, working poor, Households with no employed member and more.)
-May 1999-August 2001, Contractor, the UN YEM/97/PIMS (CSO)
Programmer /Analyst
Developed an application for the Poverty Information and Monitoring System Survey. Building the
Statistical indicators database. Analyzing poverty data using SPSS, STATA.
-July-July 2001: Contractor, Social Fund for Development (SFD), Sana'a
Programmer/Analyst
Developed an application (data entry, updating, tabulation … etc.) Baseline Survey in districts
level for Abyan, Mahweet and Hudaidah .
-May-June 2001: Contractor, Social Fund For Development (SFD), Sana'a
Programmer/Analyst
Design master frame by enumeration area from the population census 1994, for the EAs which
included in poverty survey 1999 to make some impact-analysis.
-January-May. 2001: Contractor, UNICEF (Sana'a)
Programmer/Analyst
Developed an application (data entry, updating, tabulation … etc.) for the ABP/CDP Baseline
Survey in districts level for Abyan, Ibb and Hudaidah .
-May-June. 2001: Contractor, OXFAM (Sana'a)
Programmer/Analyst
Developed an application (data entry, updating, tabulation … etc.) for the Donors Information
System(DIS) queues. #1 - Ministry of Health and Population.
-May 2000- Contractor, Social Fund For Development (SFD), Sana'a
Programmer /Analyst
Developed an application for the Social and Economic Information and Monitoring System.
Building the Statistical indicators database from population census data and other surveys.
-January. 2000: Contractor, Gabar-Soft Center, (Programmer)
Developed an application for the Community Baseline Survey as a Part of Situation Assessment
Conducted by GTZ in the Republic of Yemen.
-September 1998-December 1998: Contractor, The Ministry of Health
Programmer /Analyst
Developed an application for the General Health Survey, Republic of Yemen. The application was
programmed in MS Visual FoxPro 5.0 and SPSS.
-July 1998-August 1998: Contractor, The World Bank
Programmer /Analyst

7. Developed an application for the Population Survey Conducted by the World Bank in the Republic
of Yemen. The application was programmed in MS VFP 5.0 and data was stored in native VFP
format.
-May 1998-June 1998: Contractor, The Ministry of Health & World Population Council NY,
(Programmer /Analyst)
Developed an application for the Ministry of Health & World Population Council to conduct the
Health units/centers survey.
-January 1998-March 1998: Contractor, The Dutch Government Project
Programmer /Analyst
Developed the Mother/Child Health Care Tracking and Reporting System for the Dutch
Government Project in Yemen(Dhmar). The system tracks all patients’ activities like MCH Center
(hospital .. ect.) visits and re-visits, the purpose of visit, type of treatment and so on. The system
performs different analysis and generates some reports related to diseases and risk assessment.
- November, 1997-December 1997: Contractor, The Dutch Government Project in Yemen
( Dhamr gov.) Programmer /Analyst
Developed an application for the Dutch Government Project in Yemen to gather and store data
about different diseases in connection with the growth of population an all rural areas in Dhamr
Governorate. This system can be work in any Governorate in Yemen.
-November 1996-August 1996: Contractor, the Central Statistical Organization
Programmer /Analyst
Developed the Foreign Trade System for all imports and exports between Yemen and other
countries. The data is then transmitted to the Central Statistical Office for statistical purpose.
4. EDUCATION:
M. S. in Data Processing (Engineering Economic), June 1986, Kharkov Engineering Economic Institute,
Ukraine
5. LANGUAGE:
Arabic, English and Russian.
6. TRAINING and MEETINGS:
-Computer Demography Applications, Cairo , Egypt January-April 1991
-Survey processing using Integrated Microcomputer Processing System, USA 1996
-Hand on Windows NT Work-Stations and NT Server, USA 1998
-Network Administration (Novell 3.1), NY, USA 1998
-Geographic Information System Workshop, Washington DC, USA 1998
-Oracle 7.3 Workshop, Sana’a Yemen. 1999
-Oracle 8 Workshop, Jordan 2000
-Attend workshop "Poverty Alleviation and Human Resource Development: Methodological
Techniques on the Use of Household Surveys", Al-Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. 2000
-Oracle 8i developer2000 training course, NIIT institute – 2001
-Expert Group Meeting on MDG indicators. Rome, 26-27 October 2005
- DevInfo workshop, India 2005

8. -International workshop "Building national capacity in child labour data collection and analysis",
Egypt, 7-11 May 2006
- Working with international team for processing HBS 2005-2006 data, calculating poverty lines
create poverty indicators, Cairo May 2007
- Training in Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation based on a model of International Program
for Development Evaluation Training, Yemen
SFD, 7-19 May 2007
-International Seminar on SIMPOC Questionnaires and Sampling Manual, Istanbul 24-25 May
2007
- Advanced course Database Administration Yemen, 29 July – 8 Aug 2007
- Expert Group Meeting on MDG Indicators Paris, 15 - 16 November 2007
- ITU/ESCWA/AITRS Regional Workshop on ICT Indicators, Amman-Jordan, 7 – 10 April 2008
DevInfo Workshop, Beirut, 7 to 10 July 2008-
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7. RESEARCH AND STUDIES:
- Income and Poverty in Yemen, using data of HBS 2005-2006, the whole process (processing the
data to create the indicators and write the analysis report) October 2007
- Poor household with 4 persons (with two children) and its Consumption behavior – study case,
December 2007
- MDGs national report for Yemen, 2005, 2007. Dissemination MDGs indicators using DevInfo.
- Comprehensive technical document of the data processing process of the census2004 of Yemen
- Adjusted the weights of the price of goods and services toward preparing the consumer price
index using HBS 2005-2006.
8. REFERENCES:
- Eduard Jongstra, Adviser on Statistics and PDS UNFPA CST Istanbul (Eduard Jongstra (jongstra@unfpa.org)),
- Frank Hagemann, ILO Regional Office for Arab States, Deputy Regional Director, Director DWT Arab States,
Beirut, Lebanon, (hagemann@ilo.org)
- Armando Levinson, UNFPA in Islamabad, CTA (Chief Technical Advisor) of the 2008 census of Pakistan.
(Armando Levinson (levin002@yahoo.com))
- Herbert Borbor Kandeh, Chief Technical Advisor, 2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census
Central Statistics Office, P.O. Box 54, Gaborone, BOTSWANA
Tel. Direct +267-318-1094; Tel. Office +267-318-8500
Fax. +267-318-8610 Cell. +267-752-50130
Email: kandeh@unfpa.org hkandeh@gov.bw URL: www.cso.gov.bw