The following is a list of the
heads of government
The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a gro ...
of
modern Yemen, from the establishment of the
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ( ar, المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية '), also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or simply as Yemen, or, retrospectively, as North Yemen, was a state that existed between 1918 and 1962 in the nor ...
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 Presidential Leadership Council (PLC; ar, مجلس القيادة الرئاسي) is the executive body of Yemen's internationally-recognized government, formed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by a presidential decree on 7 April 2022, to seek a "c ...
, the
Houthi-led
Supreme Revolutionary Committee
The Supreme Revolutionary Committee, sometimes referred to as the Revolutionary Council or the Revolutionary Committee, is an interim body in Yemen formed by the Zaidiyyah Shia group Ansar Allah (more commonly known as the Houthis). In their 6 Fe ...
/
Supreme Political Council, and the secessionist
Southern Transitional Council.
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ( ar, المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية '), also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or simply as Yemen, or, retrospectively, as North Yemen, was a state that existed between 1918 and 1962 in the nor ...
(1918–1970)
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen in Exile (1962–1970)
Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)
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People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
South Yemen ( ar, اليمن الجنوبي, al-Yaman al-Janubiyy), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (, ), also referred to as Democratic Yemen (, ) or Yemen (Aden) (, ), was a communist state that existed from 1967 to 19 ...
(1967–1990)
Democratic Republic of Yemen
The Democratic Republic of Yemen ( '), colloquially known as South Yemen, was a breakaway state that fought against Yemen Arab Republic in the 1994 Yemeni Civil War. It was declared in May 1994 and covered all of the former South Yemen.
Th ...
(1994)
Republic of Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and sha ...
(post-
unification, 1990–present)
;Status
See also
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Modern history of Yemen
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Prime Minister of the Yemen Arab Republic
The prime minister of the Yemen Arab Republic was the head of government of that country in what is now northern Yemen. The Prime Minister was appointed by the President. There were twelve prime ministers of North Yemen.
List of prime ministers ...
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List of leaders of South Yemen
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Prime Minister of Yemen
The prime minister of the Republic of Yemen is the head of government of Yemen.
Under the Constitution of Yemen, the prime minister is appointed by the president, and the former, as well as their Cabinet, must enjoy confidence from the House of ...
Notes
References
External links
List of Yemeni heads of state and government
{{Yemen topics
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Heads of government
The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a gro ...