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.

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.

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 Mansur Hadi. Since 2014–2015, the country has been in a civil war (alongside the Saudi Arabian–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.

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1970)

	Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Imam (Reign)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Ibrahim bin Yahya Hamid al-Din (1915–1948)	17 February 1948	18 February 1948		Independent	Ahmad bin Yahya 90px (1948–1962)
		Ali ibn Abdullah al-Wazir (1900–1980)	February 1948	April 1948		Independent
	80px	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)

	Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Imam (Reign)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Ahmad al-Sayari (born 1924)	5 October 1962	17 October 1962		Independent	Muhammad al-Badr 90px (1962–1970)
	80px	Hassan ibn Yahya (1908–2003)	October 1962	11 April 1967		Independent
		Abdur Rahman bin Yahya (born 1937)	April 1967	15 January 1969		Independent
	80px	Hassan ibn Yahya (1908–2003)	15 January 1969	1 December 1970		Independent

Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)

Status

  Denotes Acting Prime Minister

	Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President(s) (Term)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
	80px	Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994)	28 September 1962	26 April 1963		Military		Abdullah al-Sallal 90px (1962–1967)
	80px	Abdul Latif Dayfallah (1930–2019)	26 April 1963	5 October 1963		Military
	80px	Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1910–1998)	5 October 1963	10 February 1964		Independent
	80px	Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989)	10 February 1964	29 April 1964		Military
	80px	Hamoud al-Gayifi (1918–1985)	29 April 1964	6 January 1965		Independent
	80px	Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989)	6 January 1965	20 April 1965		Military
	80px	Ahmad Muhammad Numan (1909–1996)	20 April 1965	6 July 1965		Independent
	80px	Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994)	6 July 1965	21 July 1965		Military
	80px	Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989)	21 July 1965	18 September 1966		Military
	80px	Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994)	18 September 1966	5 November 1967 (deposed.)		Military
	80px	Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021)	5 November 1967	21 December 1967		Independent		Abdul Rahman al-Iryani 90px (1967–1974)
	80px	Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989)	21 December 1967	9 July 1969		Military
		Abdul Salam Sabrah (1912–2012)	9 July 1969	29 July 1969		Independent
	80px	Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021)	29 July 1969	2 September 1969		Independent
		Abdullah Kurshumi (1932–2007)	2 September 1969	5 February 1970		Independent
	80px	Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021)	5 February 1970	26 February 1971		Independent
		Abdul Salam Sabrah (1912–2012)	26 February 1971	3 May 1971		Independent
	80px	Ahmad Muhammad Numan (1909–1996)	3 May 1971	24 August 1971		Independent
	80px	Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989)	24 August 1971	5 September 1971		Military
		Abdul Salam Sabrah (1912–2012)	5 September 1971	18 September 1971		Independent
	80px	Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021)	18 September 1971	30 December 1972		Independent
		Kadhi Abdullah al-Hagri (1911–1977)	30 December 1972	10 February 1974		Independent
		Hassan Muhammad Makki (1933–2016)	10 February 1974	22 June 1974		Independent
	80px	Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021)	22 June 1974	16 January 1975		Independent		Ibrahim al-Hamdi 90px (1974–1977)
		Abdul Latif Dayfallah (1930–2019)	16 January 1975	25 January 1975		Military
		Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011)	25 January 1975	15 October 1980		Independent
								Ahmad al-Ghashmi 90px (1977–1978)
								Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi 90px (1978)
								Ali Abdullah Saleh 90px (1978–1990)
		Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani (1934–2015)	15 October 1980	13 November 1983		Independent (until 24 August 1982.)
						General People's Congress
		Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011)	13 November 1983	22 May 1990		General People's Congress

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

	Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Heads of state (Term)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Faysal al-Shaabi (1935–1971)	6 April 1969	22 June 1969 (deposed.)		National Liberation Front		Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi 90px (1967–1969)
		Muhammad Ali Haitham (1940–1993)	23 June 1969	2 August 1971		National Liberation Front		Salim Rubai Ali 90px (1969–1978)
	80px	Ali Nasir Muhammad (born 1939)	2 August 1971	14 February 1985		National Liberation Front (until 21 December 1978.)
								Ali Nasir Muhammad 90px (1978)
						Yemeni Socialist Party		Abdul Fattah Ismail (1978–1980)
								Ali Nasir Muhammad 90px (1980–1986)
		Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 1939)	14 February 1985	8 February 1986		Yemeni Socialist Party
		Yasin Said Numan (born 1948)	8 February 1986	22 May 1990		Yemeni Socialist Party		Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (1986–1990)

Democratic Republic of Yemen (1994)

	Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President (Term)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 1939) (in rebellion)	21 May 1994	7 July 1994		Yemeni Socialist Party		Ali Salem al Beidh 90px (1994)

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

Status

  Denotes Acting Prime Minister

	Portrait	Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President(s) (Term)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 1939)	22 May 1990	9 May 1994 (deposed.)		Yemeni Socialist Party		Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990–2012)
	80px	Muhammad Said al-Attar (1927–2005)	9 May 1994	6 October 1994		Independent
		Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011)	6 October 1994	14 May 1997		General People's Congress
		Faraj Said Bin Ghanem (1937–2007)	14 May 1997	29 April 1998		Independent
		Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani (1934–2015)	29 April 1998	31 March 2001		General People's Congress
		Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1946–2020)	31 March 2001	7 April 2007		General People's Congress
		Ali Muhammad Mujawar (born 1953)	7 April 2007	10 December 2011 (resigned.)		General People's Congress
		Mohammed Basindawa (born 1935)	10 December 2011	24 September 2014 (resigned.)		Independent		Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi 90px (2012–2022)
	80px	Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa (born 1961)	24 September 2014	9 November 2014		Al-Islah
	80px	Khaled Bahah (born 1965)	9 November 2014	3 April 2016		Independent
	80px	Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (born 1952)	4 April 2016	15 October 2018		General People's Congress
	80px	Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (born 1976)	18 October 2018	Incumbent		Independent
								Rashad al-Alimi 90px (since 2022)
Supreme Political Council (Houthis)
		Talal Aklan (born 19??) (in rebellion)	1 March 2016	4 October 2016		Yemeni Socialist Party		Mohammed al-Houthi (2015–2016)
	80px	Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (born 1955) (in rebellion)	4 October 2016	Incumbent		General People's Congress		Saleh Ali al-Sammad 90px (2016–2018)
								Mahdi al-Mashat (since 2018)

See also

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

External links

• List of Yemeni heads of state and government
• World Statesmen – Yemen