Ali Muhammad Ghaliv al-Mihlafi is a Professor in the Arabic Language Department, Arts Faculty at Sanaa University and formerly served as head of the Arabic Department at the Science and Technology University, dean of the Languages Center, deputy dean for graduate studies and academic research at Sanaa University and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Ta'izz. His research publications include "The Testimony of Lisan al-Arab", "Attribution to Yemeni Dialects in the Arabic Tradition", and "The Poetic Citations in the Tafsir of al-Shawkani."