This document provides information on Mohammed Askar, a 33-year-old married male from Yemen currently working as a Ministerial Advisor for the Ministry of Human Rights in Yemen. He has over 10 years of experience in roles related to human rights, international cooperation, and public administration for international organizations. He is seeking opportunities in GCC or Middle Eastern countries with a monthly salary expectation of $5,000.

1. Profile: Male, 33, Married
Nationality: Yemen
Current Location: Yemen
Current Position: Ministerial Advisor
Company: Ministry of Human Rights
(Reporting to: The Minister)
Preferred Locations: All GCC Countries, All Middle East Countries, Qatar
Salary Expectation: USD 5,000 per month
Mohammed Askar
Ref: LC187-4227
Mobile: 00967-73-9834433
Mobile: 00967-73-9898721
Mobile: 00971-52-8859306
askar.legal@gmail.com
Steen st, sunaina, sanaa
12411 , Sanaa , Yemen
SUMMARY
WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2014 - Present Ministry of Human Rights Sanaa, Yemen
Ministerial Advisor
1-Provide general and political advice to the Minister and parliamentary responsibilities that
is consistent with the objectives of the government.
2- Develop appropriate relationships with Caucus, coalition and support parties in order to
facilitate progress of policy and legislation within the Minister's portfolio responsibilities.
3- Engage effectively with internal and external experts in relation to the Minister's
portfolio(s) so that the best information is available for discussion, decision making, policy
development, planning and risk management.
4- Answer questions of interpretation that raise significant issues in relation to Government
policy.
5- Provide, as required, input into the government’s strategic planning.
6- Actively participate in the development of the Minister's work planning.
7- Advise, guide and mentor appropriate Associate Ministers’ and Under-Secretaries’ staff in
relation to the Minister’s portfolios.
8- Promote a culture of Human Rights.
9- Manage the Ministerial office relationship with Coalition and support party spokespeople
and work with Prime Minister's office on relevant support party consultation issues.
10- Maintain effective relationships with the Prime Minister's advisory team; identify and
advise of any potential risks as soon as possible.
11- Attend meetings with officials, sector organisations, and any other relevant meetings as
required.
12- Ensure the Minister is appropriately briefed for all House responsibilities.
13- The promotion of a human rights culture.
14- Raise awareness of international human rights standards and promote the

2. 14- Raise awareness of international human rights standards and promote the
implementation of the recommendations of the Global Organization.
15- Technical support for the establishment of human rights based public policies.
16- Capacity building on the prevention and investigation of torture.
17- Support to the judiciary on the fight against impunity.
18- Support human rights reporting and to accountability mechanisms.
19- Widening the democratic space.
20- Protect human rights in development and in the economic sphere.
21- Counter discrimination.
22- Combating impunity, strengthening accountability and the rule of law.
23- Strengthening the effectiveness of international human rights mechanisms and the
progressive development on international human rights law.
Nov 2013 - May 2014 Ministry of Human Rights Sanaa, Yemen
Head of Business and Human Rights Unit
1- Receive and investigate complaints of human rights, for such abuses as discrimination of
minorities or women, unjust imprisonment, violence against children, and Refugee &
Humanitarian Issues.
2- Provide strategic vision and leadership in the areas of local thematic research and analysis
which allow to identify and address new trends or emerging issues in a timely manner.
3- Co-founder of the Yemeni Forum for business and human rights, which is formed from a
government party (Ministry of Human Rights), businessmen and civil society organizations,
and the unit is considered as the Executive Secretariat of the Forum.
4- To ensure that the local Thematic Issues Programme works closely with the Law and
Policy Programme, the local Advocacy Programme, the Campaign Programme, the
Mobilization Cluster and the Communications Cluster to ensure coherence and
effectiveness in our work on transnational or emerging human rights issues.
5- To ensure the responses to emerging trends in human rights issues, understanding how
globalization has changed the analysis of some violations and abuses, and allocating
resources to address particularly difficult areas of human rights that require specialist
concentration.
6- Prepare briefs and other third-party interventions in international and national courts in
order to achieve progressive human rights outcomes relevant to business and human rights
and in cooperation with the Law and Policy Programme.
7- Advise on the strategic use of human rights bodies and procedures and international,
regional, and national tribunals to advance AI priorities relating to business and human
rights.
8- Write or contribute to the drafting of timely and effective reports, briefings, position
papers, correspondence,
action materials, press releases, and other internal and external documents in order to
implement the Minster's
strategies.
9- Develop and maintain productive relations with Governmental and Private sector,
members of the human
rights movement, and experts working on particular thematic issues in order to contribute to
organizational effectiveness and own professional development.
10- Participate in the coordination of the work of the team, including through setting
priorities, preparing work plans, monitoring their progress.
Ministry of Human Rights

3. Sep 2010 - Nov 2013 Ministry of Human Rights Sanaa, Yemen
Head of International cooperation
1- Support for international cooperation aimed at establishing and strengthening the
relations of the Ministry, international and regional.
2- Technical assistance to Governments with a view to creating and developing the
necessary infrastructures to meet international human rights standards.
3- Support projects and programmes that can play a catalytic role in the practical realization
of internationally
recognized human rights standards.
4- Develop projects for legal protection and strengthening of the independence of the
judiciary.
5- Achieve international co-operation in solving the international problems of an economic,
social, cultural or humanitarian character, and to promote the respect of human rights and
fundamental freedoms of all.
6- Harmonise the actions of the Ministry of Human Rights in the attainment of the Ministry's
common goals.
7- Assure and maintain the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
8- Develop human rights and humanitarian assistance.
9- Promotion of International cooperation based on the enhancement and protection of all
human rights.
10- Support the Social Construction of Gender.
Aug 2008 - Sep 2010 Ministry of Human Rights Sanaa, Yemen
Specialist in Public Admistration of International Organizations and Reports
1- Manage, implement and report on international human rights cooperation activities in
Yemen and other countries.
2- Participation in the preparation of treaty reports and UPR to the UN Human Rights
Council in Geneva.
3- Reporting to a Program Manager in the Domestic and International Program, the Domestic
and International Specialist contributes to the Domestic and International Program’s project
management, and knowledge sharing initiatives.
4- Responsible for the coordination, implementation and monitoring of Program activities
and assisting in the development of new opportunities.
5- Develop the capacity at the ministry to advance, coordinate and implement incremental
public administration reforms.
6- Strength the capacity of the ministry to establish a professional, transparent and
representative civil service.
7- Provide programmatic support to the Democratic Governance Pillar on Public
Administration.
8- Implements the overall strategic vision of public administration with a view to building
national capacities, to support the overarching objectives of the Country Programme, in
close collaboration with Programme, Programme Management Support Team and
Operations.
9- Ensures the integration of cross-cutting issues, such as gender, peace building, and human
rights into the design, monitoring and evaluation of the public administration programme.
EDUCATION

4. Jan 2008 - Sep 2012 Cairo Cairo, Egypt
Political Theory, Master (MSc/MA), GPA Very Good
Sep 2000 - Jun 2006 Cairo Cairo, Egypt
Law, Bachelor(BSc/BA), GPA Pass
OTHER CERTIFICATES
2014 Strategic Planning Course
UNDP - United Nations Development
Programme, Yemen
2010
Social Construction of Gender
Difference (Concepts and Policies)
UNDP - United Nations Development
Programme, Yemen, Yemen
2010
Diploma in The Preparation and Writing
of International Reports in English
AMIDEAST (Sponsored by European Union),
Yemen
2008 TOEFL Ain-Shams University, Egypt
2006 Certificate of Appreciation
(MOIC) Model Organization Of Islamic
Conference Faculty of Economics & Political
Science, Cairo Univ, Egypt
2006 Cultural Education
Dialogue of Civilization Programme-Faculty
of Economics & Political Science-Cairo
University, Egypt
2005 Islamic Studies (Intensive Course) Dar Al-Mustafa, Yemen
2005
18th Future Advising & Career
Education (FACE)
Cooperation & Development Association for
Egyptian & European Youth (CDAEEY),
Egypt
2004
3rd Model American Congress
(Certificate of Merit)
Faculty of Economics & Political Science,
Cairo University, Egypt
2004 Malaysian Sudies Course
Malaysian Center-Faculty of Faculty of
Economics & Political Science-Cairo
University, Egypt
IT SKILLS
Windows & Office tools
Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced
Windows 2000, XP, Vista Advanced
Word Advanced
Excel Advanced
Outlook Advanced
Non-web programming languages
Google Applications (Drive) Advanced
LANGUAGES
Arabic Native
English Fluent

5. COMMENTS
1- I finished my Preparatory & Secondary School in Cairo, Egypt.
2- Participant in the southern consultative meeting, in March 2011.
3- Participant in the 1st Southern Conference, November 2011.
4- Political and media activist in the Peaceful Youth Revolution, and a founding member in Bloc Yemeni revolution, Egypt
2011.
5- Participate in the establishment of the Concourse of the Southern Yemen's sons, Egypt 2011.
6- Delegate of the Arab-Arab Dialogue Council, the Arab League and the UN model, 2003- American University of Cairo.
7- A member of the Arab Thought Forum (ATF), 2002, Faculty of Economics and Political Science.
8- I participated in some TV & radio programmes:
a- BBC Arabic, (Talking Point Programme), April 2011.
b- BBC International, (Talking Point Programme), April 2011.
c- 2 participations with Alalam News Network, Talking the Yemen revolution, 2011.
d- Many Participations with the Egyptian Radio & Arab 4 mp3 Network about the Yemen Issue, 2011.
e- Participated with Al Saeedah TV Channel, (All opinions programme), Nov. 2014.
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