Abdul-Karim Al-Iryani: Difference between revisions

Born in Eryan, a village in the central highlands of [[Ibb Governorate|Ibb]], in 1934, Al-Iryani belonged to a prominent family that had held government posts in the region for centuries; many of his ancestors and relatives were judges.<ref name=Obit>{{cite news|author=Eva Sohlman|date=12 November 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/world/middleeast/abdul-al-eryani-yemeni-politician-who-brokered-arab-spring-peace-dies-at-81.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well|title=Abdul Karim al-Eryani, 81, Dies; Yemeni Politician Brokered Arab Spring Peace|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=9 February 2019}}</ref> He studied in the United States, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the [[University of Georgia]] in 1962, a Master of Science in Agriculture from the same institution in 1964, and a PhD in Biochemical Genetics from [[Yale University]] in 1968.

Al-Iryani was a member of the [[Global Leadership Foundation]], a non-profit organisation set up in 2004 by [[FW de Klerk]] to support good governance and reduce conflict around the world. He has been credited with brokering the [[Arab Spring]] peace negotiations in 2012, resulting in a transition plan for President Saleh to resign.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theglobalobservatory.org/2012/06/the-man-in-the-middle-of-yemens-transition-an-interview-with-abdul-karim-al-eryani/|author=Walter Kemp|title=The Man in the Middle of Yemen’sYemen's Transition: An Interview with Abdul Karim Al-Eryani|date=4 June 2012|accessdate=9 February 2019}}</ref>