List of heads of government of Yemen explained

The following is a list of the heads of government of modern Yemen, from the establishment of the Kingdom of Yemen in 1918 to the present day.

Yemen is in a tumultuous state since the start of the Arab Spring-related Yemeni crisis in 2011; the crisis resulted in the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2012, after 33 years in power.^[1] The presidency was then transferred to Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. Since 2014–2015, the country has been in a civil war (alongside the Saudi-led military intervention aimed at restoring Hadi's government after the Houthi takeover) with several proto-state entities claiming to govern Yemen: the internationally recognized Cabinet of Yemen/Presidential Leadership Council, the Houthi-led Supreme Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council, and the secessionist Southern Transitional Council.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1970)

Portrait		Prime Minister	Term of office			Political party	Imam
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Ibrahim bin Yahya Hamid al-Din	17 February 1948	18 February 1948		Independent	Ahmad bin Yahya
		Ali ibn Abdullah al-Wazir	February 1948	April 1948		Independent
		Hassan ibn Yahya	April 1948	18 June 1955		Independent
Vacant (18 June 1955 – 28 September 1962)

Kingdom of Yemen in Exile (1962–1970)

Portrait		Prime Minister	Term of office			Political party	Imam
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Ahmad al-Sayari	5 October 1962	17 October 1962		Independent	Muhammad al-Badr
		Hassan ibn Yahya	October 1962	11 April 1967		Independent
		Abdur Rahman ibn Yahya	April 1967	15 January 1969		Independent
		Hassan ibn Yahya	15 January 1969	1 December 1970		Independent

Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)

Status

Portrait		Prime Minister	Term of office			Political party	President(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Abdullah al-Sallal	28 September 1962	26 April 1963		Military		Abdullah al-Sallal
		Abdul Latif Dayfallah	26 April 1963	5 October 1963		Military
		Abdul Rahman al-Eryani	5 October 1963	10 February 1964		Independent
		Hassan al-Amri	10 February 1964	29 April 1964		Military
		Hamoud al-Gayifi	29 April 1964	6 January 1965		Independent
		Hassan al-Amri	6 January 1965	20 April 1965		Military
		Ahmad Muhammad Numan	20 April 1965	6 July 1965		Independent
		Abdullah al-Sallal	6 July 1965	21 July 1965		Military
		Hassan al-Amri	21 July 1965	18 September 1966		Military
		Abdullah al-Sallal	18 September 1966	5 November 1967		Military
		Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini	5 November 1967	21 December 1967		Independent		Abdul Rahman al-Eryani
		Hassan al-Amri	21 December 1967	9 July 1969		Military
		Abdul Salam Sabrah	9 July 1969	29 July 1969		Independent
		Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini	29 July 1969	2 September 1969		Independent
		Abdullah Kurshumi	2 September 1969	5 February 1970		Independent
		Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini	5 February 1970	26 February 1971		Independent
		Abdul Salam Sabrah	26 February 1971	3 May 1971		Independent
		Ahmad Muhammad Numan	3 May 1971	24 August 1971		Independent
		Hassan al-Amri	24 August 1971	5 September 1971		Military
		Abdul Salam Sabrah	5 September 1971	18 September 1971		Independent
		Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini	18 September 1971	30 December 1972		Independent
		Abdullah al-Hagri	30 December 1972	10 February 1974		Independent
		Hassan Muhammad Makki	10 February 1974	22 June 1974		Independent
		Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini	22 June 1974	16 January 1975		Independent		Ibrahim al-Hamdi
		Abdul Latif Dayfallah	16 January 1975	25 January 1975		Military
		Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani	25 January 1975	15 October 1980		Independent
							Ahmad al-Ghashmi
							Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi
							Ali Abdullah Saleh
		Abdul-Karim Al-Iryani	15 October 1980	13 November 1983		Independent
						General People's Congress
		Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani	13 November 1983	22 May 1990^[7]		General People's Congress

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990)

Portrait		Prime Minister	Term of office			Political party	Heads of state
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Faysal al-Shaabi	6 April 1969	22 June 1969 ^[8]		National Liberation Front		Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi
		Muhammad Ali Haitham	23 June 1969	2 August 1971		National Liberation Front		Salim Rubai Ali
		Ali Nasir Muhammad	2 August 1971	14 February 1985		National Liberation Front
							Ali Nasir Muhammad
						Yemeni Socialist Party		Abdul Fattah Ismail
							Ali Nasir Muhammad
		Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas	14 February 1985	8 February 1986		Yemeni Socialist Party
		Yasin Said Numan	8 February 1986	22 May 1990		Yemeni Socialist Party		Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas

Democratic Republic of Yemen (1994)

Republic of Yemen (post-unification, 1990–present)

Status

Portrait		Prime Minister	Term of office			Political party	President(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas	22 May 1990	9 May 1994		Yemeni Socialist Party		Ali Abdullah Saleh
		Muhammad Said al-Attar	9 May 1994	6 October 1994		Independent
		Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani	6 October 1994	14 May 1997		General People's Congress
		Faraj Said Bin Ghanem	14 May 1997	29 April 1998		Independent
		Abdul-Karim Al-Iryani	29 April 1998	31 March 2001		General People's Congress
		Abdul Qadir Bajamal	31 March 2001	7 April 2007		General People's Congress
		Ali Muhammad Mujawar	7 April 2007	10 December 2011		General People's Congress
		Mohammed Basindawa	10 December 2011	24 September 2014 ^[11]		Independent		Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
		Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa	24 September 2014	9 November 2014		Al-Islah
		Khaled Bahah	9 November 2014	3 April 2016		Independent
		Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher	4 April 2016	15 October 2018		General People's Congress
		Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed	18 October 2018	5 February 2024		Independent
							Rashad al-Alimi
		Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak	5 February 2024	Incumbent		Independent
Supreme Political Council (Houthis)
		Talal Aklan	1 March 2016	4 October 2016		Yemeni Socialist Party		Mohammed al-Houthi
		Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour	4 October 2016	Incumbent		General People's Congress		Saleh Ali al-Sammad
							Mahdi al-Mashat

See also

• Modern history of Yemen
• Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic
• List of leaders of South Yemen
• Prime Minister of Yemen

External links

• List of Yemeni heads of state and government
• World Statesmen – Yemen

Notes and References

1. Book: James L. Gelvin. The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know . 2012 . 68 . Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-989177-1.
2. Web site: Capturing Sanaa: Why the Houthis Were Successful in Yemen . Mareike Transfeld. 2014 . Muftah . 17 October 2014.
3. Web site: Mediating Transition in Yemen: Achievements and Lessons. Steven A. Zyck . 2014 . International Peace Institute. 17 October 2014.
4. News: Shifting balances of power in Yemen's crisis. Silvana Toska . 26 September 2014. The Washington Post . 24 October 2014.
5. News: Houthi leader vows to defend 'glorious revolution'. Al Jazeera. 8 February 2015. 7 February 2015.
6. Web site: Yemen's fate was sealed six years ago. Noha . Aboueldahab . www.aljazeera.com.
7. News: 2 Yemens Become One, and Celebrate . 23 May 1990 . 6 May 2022 . Reuters . New York Times.
8. News: Southern Yemen's President Quits and Council Replaces Him . 23 June 1969 . 6 May 2022 . New York Times.
9. News: Southern Yemenis Announce Secession . 22 May 1994 . 6 May 2022 . Reuters . New York Times.
10. News: Yemen Claims Victory in Civil War After Seizing Rebel City . 8 July 1994 . 6 May 2022 . Associated Press . New York Times.
11. Web site: Yemen PM quits amid rebel clashes. BBC News. 21 September 2014. 21 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140921153505/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-29302898. 21 September 2014. live.