| 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]
This office was created in 1977.[7] [8] [9]
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi | 11 October 1977 | 24 June 1978 | Independent | |||
| 2 | Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi | 18 July 1978 | 22 May 1990 | Independent | |||
| General People's Congress | |||||||
| 3 | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani | October 1980 | December 1986 | Independent | |||
| General People's Congress | |||||||
| Portrait | Name | Term start | Term end | Political party | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Salem al Beidh Arabic: علي سالم البيض[10] | 22 May 1990 | 6 May 1994[11] | Yemeni Socialist Party | Ali Abdullah Saleh | ||
| Office abolished (–) | |||||||
| 2 | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi Arabic: عبدربه منصور هادي | 3 October 1994 | 27 February 2012 | General People's Congress | |||
| Vacant (–) | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi | ||||||
| 3 | Khaled Bahah Arabic: خالد محفوظ بحاح | 13 April 2015 | 3 April 2016 | Independent | |||
| 4 | Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar Arabic: علي محسن صالح الأحمر | 4 April 2016 | 7 April 2022 | General People's Congress | |||
| Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council | |||||||
| 5 | Aidarus al-Zoubaidi | 7 April 2022[12] [13] | Incumbent | Rashad al-Alimi | |||