Badr Basalma is a chemical engineer with German university degree. He has a long work experience in different organizations in Yemen, e.g. Aden refinery, Ministry of Industry & Trade, Ministry of Planning, GTZ, Aden Chamber, Hadramout Chamber.
He organized numerous of conferences, e.g. four annual business conferences with the Aden Chamber of Commerce in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000; in 2003 a national conference with the Ministry of Planning on Qat problem,