This article lists the heads of state 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. The presidency was then transferred to Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansour 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.
Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1970) Portrait Imam Reign House Claim Reign start Reign end Duration Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din 30 October 1918 17 February 1948 Rassid Son of Muhammad Al-Mansur Imam of the Zaydis since 4 June 1904 Ahmad bin Yahya 17 February 1948 19 September 1962 Rassid Son of Yahya Muhammad al-Badr 19 September 1962 26 September 1962 Rassid Son of Ahmad
Kingdom of Yemen in Exile (1962–1970) Portrait Imam Reign House Claim Reign start Reign end Duration Muhammad al-Badr 27 September 1962 1 December 1970 Rassid Son of Ahmad
Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office President of the Republic Abdullah al-Sallal 27 September 1962 5 November 1967 Military Chairman of the Republican Council Abdul Rahman al-Eryani 5 November 1967 13 June 1974 Independent President of the Republic Ibrahim al-Hamdi 13 June 1974 11 October 1977 Military Ahmad al-Ghashmi 11 October 1977 24 June 1978 Military Chairman of the Presidential Council Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi 24 June 1978 18 July 1978 Independent President of the RepublicAli Abdullah Saleh18 July 197822 May 1990 Military General People's Congress
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990) Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office President of the Republic Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi 30 November 1967 22 June 1969 National Liberation Front Chairman of the Presidential Council Salim Rubaya Ali 23 June 1969 26 June 1978 National Liberation FrontAli Nasir Muhammad26 June 197827 December 1978 National Liberation Front Yemeni Socialist Party Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council Abdul Fattah Ismail 27 December 1978 21 April 1980 Yemeni Socialist Party Ali Nasir Muhammad 26 April 1980 24 January 1986 Yemeni Socialist Party Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas 24 January 1986 22 May 1990 Yemeni Socialist Party
Democratic Republic of Yemen (1994) Portrait President Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office Ali Salem al-Beidh 21 May 1994 7 July 1994 Yemeni Socialist Party
Republic of Yemen (post-unification, 1990–present)
Status
Portrait Name Elected Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office President of the Republic Ali Abdullah Saleh 19901993199419992006 22 May 1990 27 February 2012 General People's CongressAbdrabbuh Mansour Hadi — 4 June 2011 23 September 2011 General People's Congress 23 November 2011 27 February 2012 2012 27 February 2012 7 April 2022 Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi — 7 April 2022 Incumbent General People's Congress Houthi-controlled Yemen President of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee Mohammed al-Houthi — 6 February 2015 15 August 2016 Houthis President of the Supreme Political Council Saleh Ali al-Sammad — 15 August 2016 19 April 2018 Houthis Mahdi al-Mashat — 25 April 2018 Incumbent Houthis
Timeline
See also Modern history of Yemen Imams of Yemen President of the Yemen Arab Republic List of leaders of South Yemen President of Yemen Vice President of Yemen
Notes
References
External links List of Yemeni heads of state and government World Statesmen – Yemen