This article lists the heads of government of modern Yemen, from the establishment of the Kingdom of Yemen in 1918 to the present day.

Yemen is in a tumultuous state since the start of the Arab Spring-related Yemeni crisis in 2011; the crisis resulted in the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2012, after 33 years in power. The presidency was then transferred to Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. Since 2014–2015, the country has been in a civil war (alongside the Saudi-led military intervention aimed at restoring Hadi's government after the Houthi takeover) with several proto-state entities claiming to govern Yemen: the internationally recognized Cabinet of Yemen/Presidential Leadership Council, the Houthi-led Supreme Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council, and the secessionist Southern Transitional Council.

Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1970) Portrait Prime Minister Term of office Political party Imam Took office Left office Time in office Ibrahim bin Yahya Hamid al-Din 17 February 1948 18 February 1948 IndependentAhmad bin Yahya Ali ibn Abdullah al-Wazir February 1948 April 1948 Independent Hassan ibn Yahya April 1948 18 June 1955 Independent Vacant (18 June 1955 – 28 September 1962)

Kingdom of Yemen in Exile (1962–1970) Portrait Prime Minister Term of office Political party Imam Took office Left office Time in office Ahmad al-Sayari 5 October 1962 17 October 1962 IndependentMuhammad al-Badr Hassan ibn Yahya October 1962 11 April 1967 Independent Abdur Rahman ibn Yahya 11 April 1967 15 January 1969 Independent Hassan ibn Yahya 15 January 1969 1 December 1970 Independent

Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)

Status

Portrait Prime Minister Term of office Political party President(s) Took office Left office Time in office Abdullah al-Sallal 28 September 1962 26 April 1963 MilitaryAbdullah al-Sallal Abdul Latif Dayfallah 26 April 1963 5 October 1963 Military Abdul Rahman al-Eryani 5 October 1963 10 February 1964 Independent Hassan al-Amri 10 February 1964 29 April 1964 Military Hamoud Al-Jaifi 29 April 1964 6 January 1965 Independent Hassan al-Amri 6 January 1965 20 April 1965 Military Ahmad Muhammad Numan 20 April 1965 6 July 1965 Independent Abdullah al-Sallal 6 July 1965 21 July 1965 Military Hassan al-Amri 21 July 1965 18 September 1966 Military Abdullah al-Sallal 18 September 1966 5 November 1967 Military Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini 5 November 1967 21 December 1967 IndependentAbdul Rahman al-Eryani Hassan al-Amri 21 December 1967 9 July 1969 Military Abdul Salam Sabrah 9 July 1969 29 July 1969 Independent Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini 29 July 1969 2 September 1969 Independent Abdullah Kurshumi 2 September 1969 5 February 1970 Independent Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini 5 February 1970 26 February 1971 Independent Abdul Salam Sabrah 26 February 1971 3 May 1971 Independent Ahmad Muhammad Numan 3 May 1971 24 August 1971 Independent Hassan al-Amri 24 August 1971 5 September 1971 Military Abdul Salam Sabrah 5 September 1971 18 September 1971 Independent Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini 18 September 1971 30 December 1972 Independent Abdullah al-Hagri 30 December 1972 10 February 1974 Independent Hassan Muhammad Makki 10 February 1974 22 June 1974 Independent Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini 22 June 1974 16 January 1975 IndependentIbrahim al-Hamdi Abdul Latif Dayfallah 16 January 1975 25 January 1975 MilitaryAbdul Aziz Abdul Ghani25 January 197515 October 1980Independent Ahmad al-Ghashmi Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi Ali Abdullah SalehAbdul-Karim Al-Iryani15 October 198013 November 1983 Independent General People's Congress Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani 13 November 1983 22 May 1990 General People's Congress

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990) Portrait Prime Minister Term of office Political party Heads of state Took office Left office Time in office Faysal al-Shaabi 6 April 1969 22 June 1969 National Liberation Front Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi Muhammad Ali Haitham 23 June 1969 2 August 1971 National Liberation FrontSalim Rubaya AliAli Nasir Muhammad2 August 197114 February 1985National Liberation Front Ali Nasir MuhammadYemeni Socialist Party Abdul Fattah IsmailAli Nasir Muhammad Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas 14 February 1985 8 February 1986 Yemeni Socialist Party Yasin Said Numan 8 February 1986 22 May 1990 Yemeni Socialist Party Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas

Democratic Republic of Yemen (1994) Portrait Prime Minister Term of office Political party President Took office Left office Time in office Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas 21 May 1994 7 July 1994 Yemeni Socialist Party Ali Salem al-Beidh

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

Status

Portrait Prime Minister Term of office Political party President(s) Took office Left office Time in office Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas 22 May 1990 9 May 1994 Yemeni Socialist PartyAli Abdullah Saleh Muhammad Said al-Attar 9 May 1994 6 October 1994 Independent Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani 6 October 1994 14 May 1997 General People's Congress Faraj Said Bin Ghanem 14 May 1997 29 April 1998 Independent Abdul-Karim Al-Iryani 29 April 1998 31 March 2001 General People's Congress Abdul Qadir Bajamal 31 March 2001 7 April 2007 General People's Congress Ali Muhammad Mujawar 7 April 2007 10 December 2011 General People's Congress Mohammed Basindawa 10 December 2011 24 September 2014 IndependentAbdrabbuh Mansour Hadi Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa 24 September 2014 9 November 2014 Al-Islah Khaled Bahah 9 November 2014 3 April 2016 Independent Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher 4 April 2016 15 October 2018 General People's CongressMaeen Abdulmalik Saeed18 October 20185 February 2024IndependentRashad al-Alimi Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak 5 February 2024 3 May 2025 Independent Salem Saleh bin Braik 3 May 2025 15 January 2026 Independent Shaya al-Zindani 15 January 2026 Incumbent Independent Houthi-controlled Yemen Supreme Political Council Talal Aklan 1 March 2016 4 October 2016 Yemeni Socialist Party Mohammed al-HouthiAbdel-Aziz bin Habtour4 October 201610 August 2024General People's Congress Saleh Ali al-SammadMahdi al-Mashat Ahmed al-Rahawi 10 August 2024 28 August 2025 General People's Congress Muhammad Ahmed Miftah 30 August 2025 Incumbent Party of Truth

Timeline

See also Modern history of Yemen Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic List of leaders of South Yemen Prime Minister of Yemen

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References

External links List of Yemeni heads of state and government World Statesmen – Yemen