Education:  Ph.D in Arabic 
Hometown: Manakah, Yemen
Abdulkawi studied at Babasaheb Ambedkar University’s Language College for a master and PhD in Arabic. He has worked at YCMES since 2001, advising numerous international doctoral and master’s students on topics such as: Yemeni poetry, Houthi political theory, and Yemeni religious dialectical expression, among others. Fadal has received special education and training in Islamic religious studies, and teaches in MSA and Sana’ani dialect.