Yemen: New head of SAI named

International Journal of Government Auditing, Oct 2003

In accordance with Presidential Decree No. (13) for the year 2003, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah Al-Sanafi took over as the President of Yemen's Central Organization for Control and Auditing (COCA) on July 7, 2003.

Dr. Al-Sanafi obtained a bachelor's degree in Administrative Science from the University of Baghdad in 1974, a master's degree in Administrative Science from the University of France in 1980, a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Al-Mansora in Egypt, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Asyut in Egypt in 1993.

Before becoming COCA'S Deputy President for the Economic Sector, a position that he held from 2001 through 2003, Dr. Al-Sanafi held various other posts. He was a COCA general director from 1974 through 1977, an expert in the Civil Service Ministry from 1980 through 1987, an assistant professor and assistant dean at Sana'a University from 1993 through 1998, and the Dean of the Faculty of Commerce in the Khamer Branch of Sana'a University from 1998 through 2001.

For additional information, contact:: Central Organization for Control and Auditing, P.O. Box 151, Sana'a, Yemen; fax: ++967 (1) 41 08 47; or e-mail: coca@y.net.ye.