President of Yemen
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| President of the Republic of Yemen |
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 Emblem of Yemen |
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| Residence | Al Faw Palace Sana'a, Yemen |
| Term length | Seven years (Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi took office for two years.) |
| Inaugural holder | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| Formation | 22 May 1990 |
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| This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Yemen |
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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 current president of Yemen is Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who took office on 25 February 2012.
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List of Presidents of the Republic of Yemen (1990–Present) [edit]
| Nº | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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| 1 |  |
Ali Abdullah Saleh علي عبدالله صالح (b. 1942) |
22 May 1990 | 25 February 2012 | General People's Congress |
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Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi عبد ربه منصور هادي (b. 1945)[1] |
25 February 2012 | Incumbent | General People's Congress |
Footnotes [edit]
- ^ Served as Acting President during the 2011 Yemeni revolution, from 4 June 2011 to 23 September 2011 and from 23 November 2011 to 27 February 2012
Latest election [edit]
Main article: Yemeni presidential election, 2012
| Candidates – Nominating parties | Votes | % |
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| Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi – General People's Congress | 6,621,921 | 99.80 |
| Total votes (turnout 64.78%) | 6,635,192 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters | 10,243,364 | |
| Source: Le Figaro | ||
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