List of heads of government of Yemen

This article is about the heads of government of modern Yemen. For the heads of state of modern Yemen, see List of heads of state of Yemen.

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)
			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

  Denotes Acting Prime Minister

Portrait		Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President(s) (Term)
			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-Jaifi (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)
			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 Rubaya 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)
			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

  Denotes Acting Prime Minister

Portrait		Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President(s) (Term)
			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	360 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	10 August 2024	7 years, 311 days	General People's Congress (Pro-Houthi faction)		Saleh Ali al-Sammad (2016–2018)
								Mahdi al-Mashat (since 2018)
		Ahmed al-Rahawi (born 19??)[b] (in rebellion)	10 August 2024	Incumbent	173 days	General People's Congress (Pro-Houthi faction)

Timeline

See also

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

Notes

1. Dismissed following a coup d'état.
2. Appointed by the Houthis, in rebellion during their takeover and its aftermath.

References

1. James L. Gelvin (2012). The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-19-989177-1.
2. Mareike Transfeld (2014). "Capturing Sanaa: Why the Houthis Were Successful in Yemen". Muftah. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
3. Steven A. Zyck (2014). "Mediating Transition in Yemen: Achievements and Lessons" (PDF). International Peace Institute. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
4. Silvana Toska (26 September 2014). "Shifting balances of power in Yemen's crisis". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
5. "Houthi leader vows to defend 'glorious revolution'". Al Jazeera. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
6. Aboueldahab, Noha. "Yemen's fate was sealed six years ago". www.aljazeera.com.
7. "2 Yemens Become One, and Celebrate". New York Times. Reuters. 23 May 1990. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
8. "Southern Yemen's President Quits and Council Replaces Him". New York Times. 23 June 1969. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
9. "Southern Yemenis Announce Secession". New York Times. Reuters. 22 May 1994. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
10. "Yemen Claims Victory in Civil War After Seizing Rebel City". New York Times. Associated Press. 8 July 1994. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
11. "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