almotamar.net - President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi issued on Monday a presidential decree No. (62) for 2014 mandating Khalid Bahah to form a new government.

The appointment of Bahah to the post of the Prime Minister was made during a meeting held Monday between the President and his advisers, who represent various parties.

Bahah, who was born in 1965 in southern Hadramout governorate, holds a masters degree in administration, business and finance from India's University of Pune. He served previously as oil minister and ambassador to Canada before being appointed Yemen's envoy to the United Nations.