Vice President of Yemen explained

Post:Deputy Chairman
Body:the Presidential Leadership Council
of the Republic of Yemen
Insignia:Emblem of Yemen.svg
Insigniasize:125px
Insigniacaption:Official emblem
Department:Presidential Leadership Council
Incumbent:Aidarus al-Zoubaidi
Tareq Saleh
Sultan Ali al-Arada
Abdullah al-Alimi Bawazeer
Incumbentsince:7 April 2022
Incumbentlabel:Incumbents
Style:His Excellency
Reports To:Chairman
Salary:250,000 YER monthly[1]
Formation:22 May 1990
Inaugural:Ali Salem al Beidh

The Vice President of the Republic of Yemen is the second highest political position in Yemen.

As of 7 April 2022, the role is fulfilled by the Deputy Chairmen of the Presidential Leadership Council.

Under the Constitution of Yemen, the Vice President is appointed by the President, and acts as constitutional successor of the President in case of a vacancy.[2] The Vice President assists the President in his duties. The President may delegate some of his functions to the Vice President.

The position of the Vice President of Yemen was occupied by Yemen Army general Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar from 4 April 2016, after being appointed by the President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.[3] [4] [5]

On April 7, 2022, in a televised address, Hadi resigned, dismissed Vice President Ahmar, and transferred the powers of the President and Vice President to the Presidential Leadership Council, with Rashad al-Alimi, former Interior Minister under President Saleh, as its chairman. The council has seven deputy chairs, one of whom is the leader of the Southern Transitional Council, Aidarus al-Zoubaidi.[6]

List of vice presidents of the Yemen Arab Republic (1977–1990)

This office was created in 1977.[7] [8] [9]

PortraitName
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi
11 October 197724 June 1978Independent
2Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi
18 July 197822 May 1990Independent
General People's Congress
3Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani
October 1980December 1986Independent
General People's Congress

List of vice presidents of the Republic of Yemen (1990–present)

PortraitName
Term startTerm endPolitical partyPresident
1Ali Salem al Beidh
Arabic: علي سالم البيض[10]
22 May 19906 May 1994[11] Yemeni Socialist PartyAli Abdullah Saleh

Office abolished (–)
2Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Arabic: عبدربه منصور هادي
3 October 1994 27 February 2012 General People's Congress
Vacant (–)Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi

3Khaled Bahah
Arabic: خالد محفوظ بحاح
13 April 20153 April 2016Independent
4Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar
Arabic: علي محسن صالح الأحمر
4 April 20167 April 2022General People's Congress
Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council
5Aidarus al-Zoubaidi7 April 2022[12] [13] IncumbentRashad al-Alimi

Notes and References

  1. Web site: مأرب برس - راتب الرئيس ونائبة والوزراء بعد الإستراتيجية. مأرب. برس. مأرب برس.
  2. Web site: Constitution of 1994 . 2008-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080228224120/http://www.al-bab.com/yemen/gov/con94.htm . 2008-02-28 . dead .
  3. Book: The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88. 9780230271166. Paxton. J.. 2016-12-16.
  4. Book: Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. 9783110930047. Publications. Publitec. 2011-12-22.
  5. Book: The Yemen Arab Republic: The Politics of Development, 1962-1986. 9781317291619. Burrowes. Robert D.. 2016-02-05.
  6. News: Ghobari . Mohamed . Yemen president sacks deputy, delegates presidential powers to council . 7 April 2022 . . . 7 April 2022.
  7. Book: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments. 2027/osu.32435024020018. 2003.
  8. Book: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments. 2027/msu.31293012013805. 2003.
  9. Book: Historical Dictionary of Yemen. 9780810855281. Burrowes. Robert D.. 2010.
  10. Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council.
  11. Dismissed during the 1994 Civil War.
  12. News: Narayanan . Ayush . A look at Yemen's new presidential leadership council and its powers . 13 February 2023 . . 7 April 2022 . The council head is supported by seven other members: Sultan Ali al-Arada, Tariq Muhammad Salih, Abed al-Rahman Abu Zara’a, Abdullah al-Alimi Bawazeer, Othman Hussein Megali, Aidarous Qassem al-Zubaidi, and Faraj Salmin al-Bahsani. These members will share the title of ‘Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership’.
  13. News: Hilton . Daniel . 23 June 2023 . Yemen vice-president . Middle East Eye . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623225552/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-vice-president-independence-south-solution . 23 June 2023. vice-president, Aidaroos al-Zubaidi..