List of heads of government of Yemen

This article is about the heads of government of modern Yemen. For the heads of state of modern Yemen, see List of heads of state 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)
Took Office Left Office Time in Office
1 Ibrahim bin Yahya Hamid al-Din
(1915–1948)		 17 February 1948 18 February 1948 1 day Independent Ahmad bin Yahya

(1948–1962)
2 Ali ibn Abdullah al-Wazir February 1948 April 1948 N/A Independent
3 Hassan ibn Yahya
(1908–2003)		 April 1948 18 June 1955 N/A 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)
Took Office Left Office Time in Office
Ahmad al-Sayari 5 October 1962 17 October 1962 12 days Independent Muhammad al-Badr

(1962–1970)
Hassan ibn Yahya
(1908–2003)		 October 1962 11 April 1967 N/A Independent
Abdur Rahman bin Yahya
(1937–)		 April 1967 15 January 1969 N/A Independent
Hassan ibn Yahya
(1908–2003)		 15 January 1969 March 1970 N/A Independent

Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)

Status
  Denotes Acting Prime Minister
No. Portrait Prime Minister
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party President
(Term)
Took Office Left Office Time in Office
1 Abdullah al-Sallal
(1917–1994)		 28 September 1962 26 April 1963 210 days Military Abdullah al-Sallal

(1962–1967)
2 Abdul Latif Dayfallah
(1930–)		 26 April 1963 5 October 1963 162 days Military
3 Abdul Rahman al-Iryani
(1908–1998)		 5 October 1963 10 February 1964 128 days Independent
4 Hassan al-Amri
(1920–1989) 		10 February 1964 29 April 1964 79 days Military
5 Hamoud al-Gayifi
(1918–1985)		 29 April 1964 6 January 1965 252 days Independent
(4) Hassan al-Amri
(1920–1989)		 6 January 1965 20 April 1965 104 days Military
6 Ahmad Muhammad Numan
(1909–1996)		 20 April 1965 6 July 1965 77 days Independent
(1) Abdullah al-Sallal
(1917–1994)		 6 July 1965 21 July 1965 15 days Military
(4) Hassan al-Amri
(1920–1989)		 21 July 1965 18 September 1966 1 year, 59 days Military
(1) Abdullah al-Sallal
(1917–1994)		 18 September 1966 5 November 1967
(deposed.)		 1 year, 48 days Military
7 Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini
(1932–)		 5 November 1967 21 December 1967 46 days Independent Abdul Rahman al-Iryani

(1967–1974)
(4) Hassan al-Amri
(1920–1989)		 21 December 1967 9 July 1969 1 year, 200 days Military
— Abdul Salam Sabrah
(1912–2012)		 9 July 1969 29 July 1969 20 days Independent
(7) Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini
(1932–)		 29 July 1969 2 September 1969 35 days Independent
8 Abdullah Kurshumi
(1932–2007)		 2 September 1969 5 February 1970 156 days Independent
(7) Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini
(1932–)		 5 February 1970 26 February 1971 1 year, 21 days Independent
— Abdul Salam Sabrah
(1912–2012)		 26 February 1971 3 May 1971 66 days Independent
(6) Ahmad Muhammad Numan
(1909–1996)		 3 May 1971 24 August 1971 113 days Independent
(4) Hassan al-Amri
(1920–1989)		 24 August 1971 5 September 1971 12 days Military
— Abdul Salam Sabrah
(1912–2012)		 5 September 1971 18 September 1971 13 days Independent
(7) Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini
(1932–)		 18 September 1971 30 December 1972 1 year, 103 days Independent
9 Kadhi Abdullah al-Hagri
(1911–1977)		 30 December 1972 10 February 1974 1 year, 42 days Independent
10 Hassan Muhammad Makki
(1933–)		 10 February 1974 22 June 1974[1] 132 days Independent
(7) Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini
(1932–)		 22 June 1974 16 January 1975 208 days Independent Ibrahim al-Hamdi

(1974–1977)
— Abdul Latif Dayfallah
(1930–)		 16 January 1975 25 January 1975 9 days Military
11 Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani
(1939–2011)		 25 January 1975 15 October 1980 5 years, 264 days Independent
12 Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani
(1934–2015)		 15 October 1980 13 November 1983 3 years, 29 days Independent
(until 24 August 1982.)		 Ali Abdullah Saleh

(1978–1990)
General People's Congress
(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 Head of State
(Term)
Took Office Left Office Time in Office
1 Faysal al-Shaabi
(?–1971)		 6 April 1969 22 June 1969
(deposed.)		 77 days National Liberation Front Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi

(1967–1969)
2 Muhammad Ali Haitham
(1940–1993)		 23 June 1969 2 August 1971 2 years, 40 days National Liberation Front Salim Rubai Ali

(1969–1978)
3 Ali Nasir Muhammad
(1939–)		 2 August 1971 14 February 1985 13 years, 196 days National Liberation Front
(until 21 December 1978.)
Yemeni Socialist Party Abdul Fattah Ismail

(1978–1980)
4 Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
(1939–)		 14 February 1985 8 February 1986 359 days Yemeni Socialist Party Ali Nasir Muhammad

(1980–1986)
5 Yasin Said Numan
(1948–)		 8 February 1986 22 May 1990 4 years, 103 days Yemeni Socialist Party 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)
Took Office Left Office Time in Office
Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
(1939–)
(in rebellion.)		 21 May 1994 7 July 1994 47 days Yemeni Socialist Party 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
(Term)
Took Office Left Office Time in Office
1 Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
(1939–)		 22 May 1990 9 May 1994
(resigned.)		 3 years, 352 days Yemeni Socialist Party Ali Abdullah Saleh

(1990–2012)
— Muhammad Said al-Attar
(1927–2005)		 9 May 1994 6 October 1994 150 days Independent
2 Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani
(1939–2011)		 6 October 1994 14 May 1997 2 years, 220 days General People's Congress
3 Faraj Said Bin Ghanem
(1937–2007)		 14 May 1997 29 April 1998 350 days Independent
4 Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani
(1934–2015)		 29 April 1998 31 March 2001 2 years, 336 days General People's Congress
5 Abdul Qadir Bajamal
(1946–)		 31 March 2001 7 April 2007 6 years, 7 days General People's Congress
6 Ali Muhammad Mujawar
(1953–)		 7 April 2007 10 December 2011
(resigned.)		 4 years, 247 days General People's Congress
7 Mohammed Basindawa
(1935–)		 10 December 2011 21 September 2014
(resigned.)		 2 years, 285 days Independent Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi

(since 2011)
— Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa
(1961–)		 21 September 2014 9 November 2014 49 days Independent
8 Khaled Bahah
(1965–)		 9 November 2014 3 April 2016 1 year, 146 days Independent
9 Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr
(1952–)		 4 April 2016 Incumbent 248 days General People's Congress
Talal Aklan
(19??–)[2]		 2016 4 October 2016 N/A Houthis Mohammed Ali al-Houthi

(2015–2016)
Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour
(1955–)[2]		 4 October 2016 Incumbent 64 days General People's Congress Saleh Ali al-Sammad

(since 2016)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Dismissed following a coup d'état
  2. 1 2 Appointed by the Houthis, in rebellion during their takeover and its aftermath

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