List of heads of government of Yemen

The following is a list of the heads of government of modern Yemen, from the establishment of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen in 1918 to the present day.

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1970)

No.		Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Imam (Reign)
No.		Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Imam (Reign)
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	1		Ibrahim bin Yahya Hamid al-Din (1915–1948)	17 February 1948	18 February 1948	1 day	Independent	Ahmad bin Yahya (1948–1962)
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	2		Ali ibn Abdullah al-Wazir (1900-1980)	February 1948	April 1948	—	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	3		Hassan ibn Yahya (1908–2003)	April 1948	18 June 1955	—	Independent
Vacant (18 June 1955 – 28 September 1962)

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen in Exile (1962–1970)

No.		Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Imam (Reign)
No.		Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Imam (Reign)
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	0		Ahmad al-Sayari (born 1924)	5 October 1962	17 October 1962	12 days	Independent	Muhammad al-Badr (1962–1970)
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	0		Hassan ibn Yahya (1908–2003)	October 1962	11 April 1967	—	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	0		Abdur Rahman bin Yahya (born 1937)	April 1967	15 January 1969	—	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	0		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

No.		Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President(s) (Term)
No.		Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	President(s) (Term)
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|	1		Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994)	28 September 1962	26 April 1963	210 days	Military	rowspan=10 style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|	Abdullah al-Sallal (1962–1967)
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|	2		Abdul Latif Dayfallah (1930–2019)	26 April 1963	5 October 1963	162 days	Military
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	3		Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1910–1998)	5 October 1963	10 February 1964	128 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|	4		Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989)	10 February 1964	29 April 1964	79 days	Military
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	5		Hamoud al-Gayifi (1918–1985)	29 April 1964	6 January 1965	252 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|	(4)		Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989)	6 January 1965	20 April 1965	104 days	Military
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	6		Ahmad Muhammad Numan (1909–1996)	20 April 1965	6 July 1965	77 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|	(1)		Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994)	6 July 1965	21 July 1965	15 days	Military
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|	(4)		Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989)	21 July 1965	18 September 1966	1 year, 59 days	Military
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|	(1)		Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994)	18 September 1966	5 November 1967 (deposed.)	1 year, 48 days	Military
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	7		Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (born 1932)	5 November 1967	21 December 1967	46 days	Independent	rowspan=13 style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	Abdul Rahman al-Iryani (1967–1974)
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|	(4)		Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989)	21 December 1967	9 July 1969	1 year, 200 days	Military
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	—		Abdul Salam Sabrah (1912–2012)	9 July 1969	29 July 1969	20 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	(7)		Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (born 1932)	29 July 1969	2 September 1969	35 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	8		Abdullah Kurshumi (1932–2007)	2 September 1969	5 February 1970	156 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	(7)		Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (born 1932)	5 February 1970	26 February 1971	1 year, 21 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	—		Abdul Salam Sabrah (1912–2012)	26 February 1971	3 May 1971	66 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	(6)		Ahmad Muhammad Numan (1909–1996)	3 May 1971	24 August 1971	113 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|	(4)		Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989)	24 August 1971	5 September 1971	12 days	Military
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	—		Abdul Salam Sabrah (1912–2012)	5 September 1971	18 September 1971	13 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	(7)		Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (born 1932)	18 September 1971	30 December 1972	1 year, 103 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	9		Kadhi Abdullah al-Hagri (1911–1977)	30 December 1972	10 February 1974	1 year, 42 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	10		Hassan Muhammad Makki (1933–2016)	10 February 1974	22 June 1974^[a]	132 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	(7)		Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (born 1932)	22 June 1974	16 January 1975	208 days	Independent	rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|	Ibrahim al-Hamdi (1974–1977)
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|	—		Abdul Latif Dayfallah (1930–2019)	16 January 1975	25 January 1975	9 days	Military
rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	11		Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011)	25 January 1975	15 October 1980	5 years, 264 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|								Ahmad al-Ghashmi (1977–1978)
style="background:Template:Military rule/meta/color" \|								Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi (1978)
rowspan=4 style="background:Template:General People's Congress (Yemen)/meta/color" \|								Ali Abdullah Saleh (1978–1990)
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	12		Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani (1934–2015)	15 October 1980	13 November 1983	3 years, 29 days	Independent (until 24 August 1982.)
style="background:Template:General People's Congress (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	12		Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani (1934–2015)	15 October 1980	13 November 1983	3 years, 29 days	General People's Congress
style="background:Template:General People's Congress (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	(11)		Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011)	13 November 1983	22 May 1990	6 years, 190 days	General People's Congress

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990)

No.		Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Heads of state (Term)
No.		Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Heads of state (Term)
style="background:Template:National Liberation Front (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	1		Faysal al-Shaabi (1935–1971)	6 April 1969	22 June 1969 (deposed.)	77 days	National Liberation Front	style="background:Template:National Liberation Front (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi (1967–1969)
style="background:Template:National Liberation Front (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	2		Muhammad Ali Haitham (1940–1993)	23 June 1969	2 August 1971	2 years, 40 days	National Liberation Front	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:National Liberation Front (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	Salim Rubai Ali (1969–1978)
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:National Liberation Front (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	3		Ali Nasir Muhammad (born 1939)	2 August 1971	14 February 1985	13 years, 196 days	National Liberation Front (until 21 December 1978.)		Salim Rubai Ali (1969–1978)
style="background:Template:National Liberation Front (Yemen)/meta/color" \|							National Liberation Front (until 21 December 1978.)	Ali Nasir Muhammad (1978)
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Yemeni Socialist Party/meta/color" \|							Yemeni Socialist Party	style="background:Template:Yemeni Socialist Party/meta/color" \|	Abdul Fattah Ismail (1978–1980)
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Yemeni Socialist Party/meta/color" \|							Yemeni Socialist Party	Ali Nasir Muhammad (1980–1986)
style="background:Template:Yemeni Socialist Party/meta/color" \|	4		Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 1939)	14 February 1985	8 February 1986	359 days	Yemeni Socialist Party	Ali Nasir Muhammad (1980–1986)
style="background:Template:Yemeni Socialist Party/meta/color" \|	5		Yasin Said Numan (born 1948)	8 February 1986	22 May 1990	4 years, 103 days	Yemeni Socialist Party	style="background:Template:Yemeni Socialist Party/meta/color" \|	Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (1986–1990)

Democratic Republic of Yemen (1994)

No.		Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President (Term)
No.		Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	President (Term)
style="background:Template:Yemeni Socialist Party/meta/color" \|	0		Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 1939) (in rebellion.)	21 May 1994	7 July 1994	47 days	Yemeni Socialist Party	style="background:Template:Yemeni Socialist Party/meta/color" \|	Ali Salem al Beidh (1994)

Republic of Yemen (post-unification, 1990–present)

Status

Denotes Acting Prime Minister

No.		Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President(s) (Term)
No.		Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	President(s) (Term)
style="background:Template:Yemeni Socialist Party/meta/color" \|	1		Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 1939)	22 May 1990	9 May 1994 (deposed.)	3 years, 352 days	Yemeni Socialist Party	rowspan=7 style="background:Template:General People's Congress (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990–2012)
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	—		Muhammad Said al-Attar (1927–2005)	9 May 1994	6 October 1994	150 days	Independent
style="background:Template:General People's Congress (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	2		Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011)	6 October 1994	14 May 1997	2 years, 220 days	General People's Congress
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	3		Faraj Said Bin Ghanem (1937–2007)	14 May 1997	29 April 1998	350 days	Independent
style="background:Template:General People's Congress (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	4		Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani (1934–2015)	29 April 1998	31 March 2001	2 years, 336 days	General People's Congress
style="background:Template:General People's Congress (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	5		Abdul Qadir Bajamal (born 1946)	31 March 2001	7 April 2007	6 years, 7 days	General People's Congress
style="background:Template:General People's Congress (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	6		Ali Muhammad Mujawar (born 1953)	7 April 2007	10 December 2011 (resigned.)	4 years, 247 days	General People's Congress
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	7		Mohammed Basindawa (born 1935)	10 December 2011	24 September 2014 (resigned.)	2 years, 288 days	Independent	rowspan=5 style="background:Template:General People's Congress (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (since 2012)
style="background:Template:Al-Islah (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	—		Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa (born 1961)	24 September 2014	9 November 2014	46 days	Al-Islah
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	8		Khaled Bahah (born 1965)	9 November 2014	3 April 2016	1 year, 146 days	Independent
style="background:Template:General People's Congress (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	9		Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr (born 1952)	4 April 2016	15 October 2018	2 years, 195 days	General People's Congress
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" \|	10		Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (born 1976)	18 October 2018	Incumbent	5 years, 222 days	Independent
style="background:Template:Yemeni Socialist Party/meta/color" \|	0(—)		Talal Aklan (born 19??)^[b] (in rebellion.)	1 March 2016	4 October 2016	217 days	Yemeni Socialist Party		Mohammed Ali al-Houthi (2015–2016)
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:General People's Congress (Yemen)/meta/color" \|	0(—)		Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (born 1955)^[b] (in rebellion.)	4 October 2016	Incumbent	7 years, 236 days	General People's Congress		Saleh Ali al-Sammad (2016–2018)
	0(—)			4 October 2016	Incumbent	7 years, 236 days	General People's Congress	Mahdi al-Mashat (since 2018)

Notes

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

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[1] Dismissed following a coup d'état.

[Houthi_appointee-2] Appointed by the Houthis, in rebellion during their takeover and its aftermath

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v t e Prime ministers of Yemen (List)
North Yemen (1962–1990)	Flag of North Yemen al-Sallal Dayfallah al-Eryani al-Amri al-Gayifi al-Amri A. Numan al-Sallal al-Amri al-Sallal al-Aini al-Amri Sabrah^* al-Aini Kurshumi al-Aini Sabrah^* A. Numan al-Amri Sabrah^* al-Aini al-Hagri Makki al-Aini Dayfallah^* Ghani Al-Iryani Ghani
South Yemen (1969–1990)	Flag of South Yemen al-Shaabi Haitham al-Attas Y. Numan
Republic of Yemen (1990–)	Flag of Yemen al-Attas al-Attar^* Ghani Bin Ghanem Al-Iryani Bajamal Mujawar Basindawa al-Akwa^* Bahah Aklan^^§ Bin Dagher bin Habtour*^§ Saeed bin Mubarak
* Acting § Houthi–installed prime ministers, in rebellion

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1970)

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen in Exile (1962–1970)

Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990)

Democratic Republic of Yemen (1994)

Republic of Yemen (post-unification, 1990–present)

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