List of heads of government of Yemen
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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 (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Imam (Reign) | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
![]() | Ibrahim bin Yahya Hamid al-Din (1915–1948) | 17 February 1948 | 18 February 1948 | 1 day | Independent | Ahmad bin Yahya![]() (1948–1962) | |
![]() | Ali ibn Abdullah al-Wazir (1900–1980) | February 1948 | April 1948 | 2 months | Independent | ||
![]() | Hassan ibn Yahya (1908–2003) | April 1948 | 18 June 1955 | 7 years, 2 months | Independent | ||
Vacant (18 June 1955 – 28 September 1962) |
Kingdom of Yemen in Exile (1962–1970)
Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Imam (Reign) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
![]() | Ahmad al-Sayari (born 1924) | 5 October 1962 | 17 October 1962 | 12 days | Independent | Muhammad al-Badr![]() (1962–1970) | |
![]() | Hassan ibn Yahya (1908–2003) | October 1962 | 11 April 1967 | 4 years, 6 months | Independent | ||
![]() | Abdur Rahman ibn Yahya (born 1937) | April 1967 | 15 January 1969 | 1 year, 9 months | Independent | ||
![]() | Hassan ibn Yahya (1908–2003) | 15 January 1969 | 1 December 1970 | 1 year, 320 days | Independent |
Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)
- Status
Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | President(s) (Term) | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
![]() | Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994) | 28 September 1962 | 26 April 1963 | 210 days | Military | Abdullah al-Sallal![]() (1962–1967) | ||
![]() | Abdul Latif Dayfallah (1930–2019) | 26 April 1963 | 5 October 1963 | 162 days | Military | |||
![]() | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1910–1998) | 5 October 1963 | 10 February 1964 | 128 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989) | 10 February 1964 | 29 April 1964 | 79 days | Military | |||
![]() | Hamoud al-Gayifi (1918–1985) | 29 April 1964 | 6 January 1965 | 252 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989) | 6 January 1965 | 20 April 1965 | 104 days | Military | |||
![]() | Ahmad Muhammad Numan (1909–1996) | 20 April 1965 | 6 July 1965 | 77 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994) | 6 July 1965 | 21 July 1965 | 15 days | Military | |||
![]() | Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989) | 21 July 1965 | 18 September 1966 | 1 year, 59 days | Military | |||
![]() | Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994) | 18 September 1966 | 5 November 1967 (deposed.) | 1 year, 48 days | Military | |||
![]() | Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021) | 5 November 1967 | 21 December 1967 | 46 days | Independent | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani![]() (1967–1974) | ||
![]() | Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989) | 21 December 1967 | 9 July 1969 | 1 year, 200 days | Military | |||
![]() | Abdul Salam Sabrah (1912–2012) | 9 July 1969 | 29 July 1969 | 20 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021) | 29 July 1969 | 2 September 1969 | 35 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Abdullah Kurshumi (1932–2007) | 2 September 1969 | 5 February 1970 | 156 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021) | 5 February 1970 | 26 February 1971 | 1 year, 21 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Abdul Salam Sabrah (1912–2012) | 26 February 1971 | 3 May 1971 | 66 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Ahmad Muhammad Numan (1909–1996) | 3 May 1971 | 24 August 1971 | 113 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989) | 24 August 1971 | 5 September 1971 | 12 days | Military | |||
![]() | Abdul Salam Sabrah (1912–2012) | 5 September 1971 | 18 September 1971 | 13 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021) | 18 September 1971 | 30 December 1972 | 1 year, 103 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Abdullah al-Hagri (1911–1977) | 30 December 1972 | 10 February 1974 | 1 year, 42 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Hassan Muhammad Makki (1933–2016) | 10 February 1974 | 22 June 1974[a] | 132 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021) | 22 June 1974 | 16 January 1975 | 208 days | Independent | Ibrahim al-Hamdi![]() (1974–1977) | ||
![]() | Abdul Latif Dayfallah (1930–2019) | 16 January 1975 | 25 January 1975 | 9 days | Military | |||
![]() | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011) | 25 January 1975 | 15 October 1980 | 5 years, 264 days | Independent | |||
Ahmad al-Ghashmi![]() (1977–1978) | ||||||||
Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi![]() (1978) | ||||||||
Ali Abdullah Saleh![]() (1978–1990) | ||||||||
![]() | Abdul-Karim Al-Iryani (1934–2015) | 15 October 1980 | 13 November 1983 | 3 years, 29 days | Independent (until 24 August 1982.) | |||
General People's Congress | ||||||||
![]() | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011) | 13 November 1983 | 22 May 1990[7] | 6 years, 190 days | General People's Congress |
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990)
Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Heads of state (Term) | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
![]() | Faysal al-Shaabi (1935–1971) | 6 April 1969 | 22 June 1969 (deposed.)[8] | 77 days | National Liberation Front | Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi![]() (1967–1969) | ||
![]() | Muhammad Ali Haitham (1940–1993) | 23 June 1969 | 2 August 1971 | 2 years, 40 days | National Liberation Front | Salim Rubai Ali (1969–1978) | ||
![]() | Ali Nasir Muhammad (born 1939) | 2 August 1971 | 14 February 1985 | 13 years, 196 days | National Liberation Front (until 21 December 1978.) | |||
Ali Nasir Muhammad![]() (1978) | ||||||||
Yemeni Socialist Party | Abdul Fattah Ismail![]() (1978–1980) | |||||||
Ali Nasir Muhammad![]() (1980–1986) | ||||||||
![]() | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 1939) | 14 February 1985 | 8 February 1986 | 359 days | Yemeni Socialist Party | |||
![]() | Yasin Said Numan (born 1948) | 8 February 1986 | 22 May 1990[7] | 4 years, 103 days | Yemeni Socialist Party | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (1986–1990) |
Democratic Republic of Yemen (1994)
Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | President (Term) | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
![]() | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 1939) (in rebellion) | 21 May 1994[9] | 7 July 1994[10] | 47 days | Yemeni Socialist Party | Ali Salem al Beidh![]() (1994) |
Republic of Yemen (post-unification, 1990–present)
- Status
Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | President(s) (Term) | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
![]() | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 1939) | 22 May 1990 | 9 May 1994 (deposed.) | 3 years, 352 days | Yemeni Socialist Party | Ali Abdullah Saleh![]() (1990–2012) | ||
![]() | Muhammad Said al-Attar (1927–2005) | 9 May 1994 | 6 October 1994 | 150 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011) | 6 October 1994 | 14 May 1997 | 2 years, 220 days | General People's Congress | |||
![]() | Faraj Said Bin Ghanem (1937–2007) | 14 May 1997 | 29 April 1998 | 350 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Abdul-Karim Al-Iryani (1934–2015) | 29 April 1998 | 31 March 2001 | 2 years, 336 days | General People's Congress | |||
![]() | Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1946–2020) | 31 March 2001 | 7 April 2007 | 6 years, 7 days | General People's Congress | |||
![]() | Ali Muhammad Mujawar (born 1953) | 7 April 2007 | 10 December 2011 (resigned.) | 4 years, 247 days | General People's Congress | |||
![]() | Mohammed Basindawa (born 1935) | 10 December 2011 | 24 September 2014 (resigned.)[11] | 2 years, 288 days | Independent | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi![]() (2012–2022) | ||
![]() | Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa (born 1961) | 24 September 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 46 days | Al-Islah | |||
![]() | Khaled Bahah (born 1965) | 9 November 2014 | 3 April 2016 | 1 year, 146 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (born 1952) | 4 April 2016 | 15 October 2018 | 2 years, 195 days | General People's Congress | |||
![]() | Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (born 1976) | 18 October 2018 | 5 February 2024 | 5 years, 110 days | Independent | |||
Rashad al-Alimi![]() (since 2022) | ||||||||
![]() | Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak (born 1968) | 5 February 2024 | Incumbent | 203 days | Independent | |||
Supreme Political Council (Houthis) | ||||||||
![]() | Talal Aklan (born 19??)[b] (in rebellion) | 1 March 2016 | 4 October 2016 | 217 days | Yemeni Socialist Party | Mohammed al-Houthi![]() (2015–2016) | ||
Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (born 1955)[b] (in rebellion) | 4 October 2016 | Incumbent | 7 years, 327 days | General People's Congress | Saleh Ali al-Sammad![]() (2016–2018) | |||
Mahdi al-Mashat![]() (since 2018) |
Timeline
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See also
- Modern history of Yemen
- Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic
- List of leaders of South Yemen
- Prime Minister of Yemen
Notes
- ^ Dismissed following a coup d'état.
- ^ a b Appointed by the Houthis, in rebellion during their takeover and its aftermath.
References
- ^ James L. Gelvin (2012). The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-19-989177-1.
- ^ Mareike Transfeld (2014). "Capturing Sanaa: Why the Houthis Were Successful in Yemen". Muftah. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ Steven A. Zyck (2014). "Mediating Transition in Yemen: Achievements and Lessons" (PDF). International Peace Institute. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ Silvana Toska (26 September 2014). "Shifting balances of power in Yemen's crisis". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Houthi leader vows to defend 'glorious revolution'". Al Jazeera. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Aboueldahab, Noha. "Yemen's fate was sealed six years ago". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ a b "2 Yemens Become One, and Celebrate". New York Times. Reuters. 23 May 1990. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Southern Yemen's President Quits and Council Replaces Him". New York Times. 23 June 1969. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Southern Yemenis Announce Secession". New York Times. Reuters. 22 May 1994. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Yemen Claims Victory in Civil War After Seizing Rebel City". New York Times. Associated Press. 8 July 1994. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Yemen PM quits amid rebel clashes". BBC News. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
External links
- List of Yemeni heads of state and government
- World Statesmen – Yemen