Researcher, writer, political and military strategist, advisor on military and security affairs at South24 Center for News and Studies.

Mr. Thabet held many positions the most prominent of which were:

- Vice President for the National Center for Strategic Studies at the Presidency of the Republic of Yemen since 2014.

-  Spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense in Yemen from 1992-1994.

-  The Director of the Military Information Center and editor-in-chief of the Yemeni Military Encyclopedia 2001-2012.

-  Deputy Director for the Youth Department of the Political Department of the Southern Armed Forces (South Yemen) 1986-1987.

- Director of the Youth Department of the Artillery and Missile Corps, 1977-1986.

Qualifications:

- He holds a fellowship from the National Defense College in Syria.

- He holds a master's degree in military and political sciences from the V. I. Lenin Military-Political Academy, Moscow (1987-1991).

-  He holds a diploma in Social Sciences with honors, from Germany.

-  Received many courses in both Egypt and the United States.

- Participant in many study centers and became an analyst for a number of Arab television channels and newspapers.