List of heads of state of Yemen

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

This article is about the heads of state of modern Yemen. For the heads of government of modern Yemen, see List of heads of government of Yemen.

Politics of Yemen

Member State of the Arab League

Constitution
Executive
Legislature
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1970)
Portrait Imam
(Birth–Death)		 Reign House Claim
Reign start Reign end Duration
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
(1869–1948)		 30 October 1918 17 February 1948
(assassinated.)		 29 years, 110 days Rassids Imam of the Zaidiyyah since 4 June 1904
Ahmad bin Yahya
(1891–1962)		 17 February 1948 19 September 1962 14 years, 214 days Rassids Son of Yahya
Muhammad al-Badr
(1926–1996)		 19 September 1962 26 September 1962
(deposed.)		 7 days Rassids Son of Ahmad

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen in Exile (1962–1970)
Portrait Imam
(Birth–Death)		 Reign House Claim
Reign start Reign end Duration
Muhammad al-Badr
(1926–1996)[lower-alpha 1]		 27 September 1962 1 December 1970 8 years, 65 days Rassids Son of Ahmad

Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
President of the Republic
Abdullah al-Sallal
(1917–1994)[lower-alpha 2]		 27 September 1962 5 November 1967
(deposed.)		 5 years, 39 days Military
Chairman of the Republican Council
Abdul Rahman al-Eryani
(1910–1998)		 5 November 1967 13 June 1974
(deposed.)		 6 years, 220 days Independent
President of the Republic
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
(1943–1977)[lower-alpha 3]		 13 June 1974 11 October 1977
(assassinated.)		 3 years, 120 days Military
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
(1938–1978)[lower-alpha 4]		 11 October 1977 24 June 1978
(assassinated.)		 256 days Military
Chairman of the Presidential Council
Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi
(1934–2006)		 24 June 1978 18 July 1978 24 days Independent
President of the Republic
Ali Abdullah Saleh
(1947–2017)		 18 July 1978 22 May 1990 11 years, 308 days Military
(until 24 August 1982.)
General People's Congress

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990)
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
President of the Republic
Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi
(1920–1981)		 30 November 1967 22 June 1969
(deposed.)		 1 year, 204 days National Liberation Front
Chairman of the Presidential Council
Salim Rubai Ali
(1935–1978)		 23 June 1969 26 June 1978
(assassinated.)		 9 years, 3 days National Liberation Front
Ali Nasir Muhammad
(born 1939)		 26 June 1978 27 December 1978 184 days National Liberation Front
(until 21 December 1978.)
Yemeni Socialist Party
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council
Abdul Fattah Ismail
(1939–1986)		 27 December 1978 21 April 1980 1 year, 116 days Yemeni Socialist Party
Ali Nasir Muhammad
(born 1939)		 26 April 1980 24 January 1986
(deposed.)		 5 years, 273 days Yemeni Socialist Party
Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
(born 1939)		 24 January 1986 22 May 1990 4 years, 118 days Yemeni Socialist Party

Democratic Republic of Yemen (1994)
Portrait President
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
Ali Salem al Beidh
(born 1939)
(in rebellion.)		 21 May 1994 7 July 1994 47 days Yemeni Socialist Party

STC secession attempt (2017–present)
Portrait President
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
Aidarus al-Zoubaidi
(born 1967)
(in rebellion.)		 11 May 2017 Incumbent 4 years, 355 days Southern Movement

Republic of Yemen (post-unification, 1990–present)
Status
  Denotes Acting President
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
President of the Republic
Ali Abdullah Saleh
(1947–2017)[lower-alpha 5]		 1999
2006		 22 May 1990 27 February 2012
(resigned.)		 21 years, 281 days General People's Congress
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
(born 1945)		 — 4 June 2011 23 September 2011 111 days General People's Congress
23 November 2011 27 February 2012 96 days
2012 27 February 2012 7 April 2022[1] 10 years, 39 days
Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council
Rashad al-Alimi
(born 1954)		 Appointed by outgoing president Hadi[1] 7 April 2022 Incumbent 24 days General People's Congress
President of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee
Mohammed al-Houthi
(born 1979)[lower-alpha 6]
(in rebellion.)		 — 6 February 2015 15 August 2016 1 year, 191 days Ansar Allah
President of the Supreme Political Council
Saleh Ali al-Sammad
(1979–2018)[lower-alpha 6]
(in rebellion.)		 — 15 August 2016 19 April 2018
(killed.)		 1 year, 247 days Ansar Allah
Mahdi al-Mashat
(born 1986)[lower-alpha 6]
(in rebellion.)		 — 25 April 2018 Incumbent 4 years, 8 days Ansar Allah

See also

Notes
  1. In northern Yemen, from March 1969 in exile in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia.
  2. Styled as Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council until 3 October 1962.
  3. Styled as Chairman of the Command Council until 13 June 1975.
  4. Styled as Chairman of the Presidential Council until 22 April 1978.
  5. Styled as Chairman of the Presidential Council until 1 October 1994.
  6. Appointed by the Houthis, in rebellion during their takeover and its aftermath

References
  1. Ghobari, Mohamed (7 April 2022). "Yemen president sacks deputy, delegates presidential powers to council". Reuters. Aden. Retrieved 7 April 2022. With this declaration a Presidential Leadership Council shall be established to complete the implementation of the tasks of the transitional period. I irreversibly delegate to the Presidential Leadership Council my full powers in accordance with the constitution and the Gulf Initiative and its executive mechanism.
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