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See also the former North Yemen and Souh Yemen, which unified on 22 May 1990 to form the current Republic of Yemen.
Parties: MSA: General People's Congress - HIY: Socialist Party of Yemen - Ansar Allah: Supporters of God (Houthis) - Al Hirak: Southern Movement
Heads of State |
Chairman of the Presidential Council Ali Abdullah Saleh al-Hashidi 22 May 1990 - 1 Oct 1994 (2017) MSA (1) Presidents of the Republic Ali Abdullah Saleh al-Hashidi 1 Oct 1994 - 25 Feb 2012 (2017) MSA Abdul Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi 25 Feb 2012 - 6 Feb 2015 MSA (also acting for Saleh from 4 Jun to 23 Sep 2011; in rebellion with intl. recognition from 21 Feb 2015) (2) (3) Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee (Houthi Govt.) Muhammad Ali al-Houthi 6 Feb 2015 - 15 Aug 2016 Ansar Allah (Sanaa-based) Chairmen of the Supreme Political Council (Houthi Govt.) Saleh Ali al-Sammad 15 Aug 2016 - 19 Apr 2018 (2018) Ansar Allah (Sanaa-based) Mahdi al-Mashat 23 Apr 2018 - Ansar Allah (Sanaa-based) Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi 19 Apr 2022 - MSA (Aden-based, with intl. recognition) (3) |
(1) Before the unification Ali Abdullah Saleh ruled as the last president of North Yemen, since 18 Jul 1978.
(2) President Abdul Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi resigned on 22 Jan 2015; on 6 Feb 2015 the Houthi rebels assumed power in Sanaa; on 21 Feb Hadi fled to Aden and withdrew his resignation, claiming to be the legitimate president in opposition to the Revolutionary Committee installed by the Houthis in Sanaa; on 26 Mar 2015 Hadi, retaining his international recognition, fled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; on 22 Sep 2015 Hadi returned from exile to Aden as Saudi-backed Govt. forces recaptured the city, but from 2017 he was reportedly residing in Riyadh again.
(3) On 7 Apr 2022 the internationally recognized president residing in Riyadh, Abdul Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi, dismissed Vice President Ali Mohsin al-Ahmar and ceded his own position to a eight-member Presidential Leadership Council headed by Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi.
Vice Presidents of the Republic |
Ali Salim al-Baid 22 May 1990 - May 1994 HIY Abdul Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi 1 Oct 1994 - 25 Feb 2012 MSA Khaled Bahah 13 Apr 2015 - 4 Apr 2016 n/p (in rebellion, Aden-based Hadi Govt., with intl. recognition) Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar 4 Apr 2016 - 7 Apr 2022 military (in rebellion, Aden-based Hadi Govt., with intl. recognition) Aidarus al-Zoubaidi 7 Apr 2022 - Al Hirak (Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council) |
Prime Ministers |
Haydar Abu Bakr al-Attas 22 May 1990 - 9 May 1994 HIY (2) Muhammad Said al-Attar 9 May 1994 - 6 Oct 1994 (2005) n/p (acting) Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani 6 Oct 1994 - 14 May 1997 (2011) MSA Faraj Said ibn Ghanem 14 May 1997 - 29 Apr 1998 (2007) n/p Abdul Karim al-Iriani 29 Apr 1998 - 7 Apr 2001 (2015) MSA (acting to 14 May 1998) Abdul Kader Bajamal 7 Apr 2001 - 7 Apr 2007 (2020) MSA Ali Muhammad Mujawar 7 Apr 2007 - 10 Dec 2011 MSA Hassan al-Lawzi 4 Jun 2011 - 23 Aug 2011 (2020) MSA (acting for Mujawar) Muhammad Salim Basindwah 10 Dec 2011 - 9 Nov 2014 n/p Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa 24 Sep 2014 - 9 Nov 2014 n/p (acting for Basindwah) Khaled Bahah 9 Nov 2014 - 6 Feb 2015 n/p (Hadi Govt., continued in rebellion with intl. recognition from 21 Feb 2015 to 4 Apr 2016) Talal Aqlan Feb 2016 - 4 Oct 2016 HIY (acting, Sanaa-based Houthi Govt.) Ahmad Obaid ibn Daghr 4 Apr 2016 - 18 Oct 2018 n/p (in rebellion, Aden-based Govt., with intl. recognition) Abdul Aziz ibn Habtour 4 Oct 2016 - MSA (Sanaa-based Houthi Govt.) Maeen Abdul Malik Said 18 Oct 2018 - 5 Feb 2024 n/p (in rebellion, Aden-based Govt., with intl. recognition) Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak 5 Feb 2024 - n/p (in rebellion, Aden-based Govt., with intl. recognition) |
(2) Before the unification Abu Bakr al-Attas ruled the last head of State of South Yemen, since 25 Jan 1986.
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