President of Yemen
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| President of the Republic of Yemen |
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| Term length | Seven years |
| Inaugural holder | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| Formation | 1 October 1994 |
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The President of the Republic of Yemen is the head of state of Yemen.
Under the Constitution of Yemen, the president is also the supreme commander of the armed forces and head of the executive branch of the Yemeni government.
The first president of Yemen and the incumbent is Ali Abdullah Saleh, who took office on 22 May 1990, the day on which North Yemen and South Yemen was unified as Chairman of the Presidential Council. On 1 October 1994, the position of President of Yemen was created and Saleh took office.
[edit] List of Heads of State of the Republic of Yemen (1990–Present)
| # | Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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| Chairman of the Presidential Council | ||||
| 1 | Ali Abdullah Saleh | 22 May 1990 | 1 October 1994 | General People's Congress |
| Presidents of the Republic of Yemen | ||||
| 1 | Ali Abdullah Saleh | 1 October 1994 | 22 January 2012 | General People's Congress |
| – | Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi (Acting for Saleh) | 4 June 2011 | 23 September 2011 | General People's Congress |
| – | Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi (Acting for Saleh) | 23 November 2011 | 22 January 2012 | General People's Congress |
| – | Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi | 22 January 2012 | Incubent | General People's Congress |
[edit] Latest election
Main article: Yemeni presidential election, 2006
| Candidates - Nominating parties | Votes | % |
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| Ali Abdullah Saleh - General People's Congress | 4,149,673 | 77.17 |
| Faisal Bin Shamlan - Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) opposition coalition | 1,173,075 | 21.82 |
| Others | 54,490 | 1.01 |
| Total valid votes (turnout 65.2%) | 5,377,238 | 100.00 |
| Invalid votes | 648,580 | |
| Total votes cast | 6,025,818 | |
| Registered voters | 9,248,456 | |
| Source: Yemen Times[page needed] | ||
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