Abdulmalik al-Mekhlafi

Abdulmalik Abduljalil Al-Mekhlafi (; born 19 August 1959) is a former advisor to the president of the Republic of Yemen. He formerly served as deputy prime minister and foreign minister.

Early life He was born in the village of Husˤin in the Mekhlaf of Shara'b As Salam, Taiz Province on 19 August 1959. He received his early education from his grandfather Faqih Ali Radman Mekhlafi. He earned a Bachelor of law degree in 1984.

In 1978 Mekhlafi worked in private journalism, especially the student corner in The Republic Newspaper. He also worked on the student program broadcast in Taiz. From 1979 to 1981 he again worked as a journalist for The Republic. 2012: Secretary General of the Arab National Conference (OIC) 2013: Member of the National Dialogue Conference 2014: the president, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi adviser 2015: Deputy Prime Minister/ Minister Of Foreign Affairs