[7] Following the amendments, then-president Ali Abdullah Saleh appointed 111 members to the new council on 28 April 2001.

[14] The constitution outlines a number of duties for the Shura Council, primarily consisting of consultative roles to the president,[15] though also including a role in the presidential election process: presidential nominees are vetted for qualifications by, and confirmed in joint sessions of the Council and the House of Representatives.

[...] Council members shall have to attain the age of forty and shall be required to take the oath of office in the presence of the President of the Republic.

[4]The Council also meets with the House to vote on budgets and treaties, among other purposes as outlined by the President.

This decision was criticized, however, by the Southern Transitional Council, as undermining the Riyadh Agreement.