President of the Yemen Arab Republic explained

Post:	President
Body:	the Yemen Arab Republic
Insignia:	Coat of arms of Yemen Arab Republic (1974–1990).svg
Insigniacaption:	Coat of arms of North Yemen
Residence:	Sana'a, Yemen Arab Republic
Precursor:	Imam of Yemen
Formation:	27 September 1962
First:	Abdullah al-Sallal
Last:	Ali Abdullah Saleh
Abolished:	22 May 1990
Succession:	President of Yemen

The President of the Yemen Arab Republic, officially the Chairman of the Republican Council of the Yemen Arab Republic, was the head of state in the former North Yemen from 1962 to 1990. There were six presidents of North Yemen.

List of Presidents of the Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)

No.	Portrait	Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
1		Abdullah al-Sallal Arabic: عبد الله السلال^[1]	27 September 1962	5 November 1967^[2]	Military
2		Abdul Rahman al-Iryani Arabic: عبد الرحمن الإرياني^[3]	5 November 1967	13 June 1974	Independent
3		Ibrahim al-Hamdi Arabic: إبراهيم الحمدي^[4]	13 June 1974	11 October 1977^[5]	Military
4		Ahmad al-Ghashmi Arabic: أحمد حسين الغشمي^[6]	11 October 1977	24 June 1978	Military
5		Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi Arabic: عبد الكريم عبد الله العرشي^[7]	24 June 1978	18 July 1978	Independent
6		Ali Abdullah Saleh Arabic: علي عبدالله صالح	18 July 1978	24 August 1982	Military
			24 August 1982	22 May 1990	General People's Congress

For presidents of Yemen after 1990, see President of Yemen.

See also

• Imams of Yemen
• Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
• List of heads of state of Yemen
• List of leaders of South Yemen

External links

• World Statesmen - North Yemen

Notes and References

1. Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council until 3 October 1962.
2. Deposed in a coup d'état.
3. Chairman of the Republican Council.
4. Chairman of the Command Council until 13 June 1975.
5. Assassinated.
6. Chairman of the Presidential Council until 22 April 1978.
7. Chairman of the Presidential Council.