List of heads of government of Yemen
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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 (1918–1962)
No. | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | Imam (Reign) | |||
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Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||||
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 | 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) | |||
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Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||||
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Ahmad al-Sayari | 5 October 1962 | 17 October 1962 | 12 days | Independent | Muhammad al-Badr (1962–1970) | ||
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Hassan ibn Yahya (1908–2003) |
October 1962 | 11 April 1967 | — | Independent | |||
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Abdur Rahman bin Yahya (1937–) |
April 1967 | 15 January 1969 | — | Independent | |||
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Hassan ibn Yahya (1908–2003) |
15 January 1969 | March 1970 | — | Independent |
Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)
- Status
Denotes Acting Prime Minister
No. | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | President (Term) | |||
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Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||||
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color" | | 1 | Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994) |
28 September 1962 | 26 April 1963 | 210 days | Military | style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color;" rowspan=10|Abdullah al-Sallal (1962–1967) | |
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color" | | 2 | Abdul Latif Dayfallah (1930–) |
26 April 1963 | 5 October 1963 | 162 days | Military | ||
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | 3 | Abdul Rahman al-Iryani (1908–1998) |
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 (1932–) |
5 November 1967 | 21 December 1967 | 46 days | Independent | style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;" rowspan=13|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 (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 (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 (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–) |
10 February 1974 | 22 June 1974[1] | 132 days | Independent | ||
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | (7) | Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–) |
22 June 1974 | 16 January 1975 | 208 days | Independent | style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color;" rowspan=3|Ibrahim al-Hamdi (1974–1977) | |
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color" | | — | Abdul Latif Dayfallah (1930–) |
16 January 1975 | 25 January 1975 | 9 days | Military | ||
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: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;" rowspan=3|Ali Abdullah Saleh (1978–1990) | |
style="background:Template:General People's Congress (Yemen)/meta/color" | | 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)
Democratic Republic of Yemen (1994)
No. | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | President (Term) | |||
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Took Office | Left Office | Time in Office | ||||||
style="background:Template:Yemeni Socialist Party/meta/color" | | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (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
See also
- Modern history of Yemen
- Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
- List of leaders of South Yemen
- Prime Minister of Yemen