# List of heads of government of Yemen

The following is a list of 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 Mansur 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 | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Imam (Reign) |
| Portrait | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Imam (Reign) |
| | | Ibrahim bin Yahya Hamid al-Din (1915–1948) | 17 February 1948 | 18 February 1948 | 1 day | Independent | Ahmad bin Yahya (1948–1962) |
| | | Ali ibn Abdullah al-Wazir (1900–1980) | February 1948 | April 1948 | 2 months | Independent | Ahmad bin Yahya (1948–1962) |
| | | Hassan ibn Yahya (1908–2003) | April 1948 | 18 June 1955 | 7 years, 2 months | Independent | Ahmad bin Yahya (1948–1962) |
| Vacant (18 June 1955 – 28 September 1962) ||||||||

### Kingdom of Yemen in Exile (1962–1970)

| Portrait | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Imam (Reign) |
| Portrait | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Imam (Reign) |
| | | Ahmad al-Sayari (born 1924) | 5 October 1962 | 17 October 1962 | 12 days | Independent | Muhammad al-Badr (1962–1970) |
| | | Hassan ibn Yahya (1908–2003) | October 1962 | 11 April 1967 | 4 years, 6 months | Independent | Muhammad al-Badr (1962–1970) |
| | | Abdur Rahman ibn Yahya (born 1937) | April 1967 | 15 January 1969 | 1 year, 9 months | Independent | Muhammad al-Badr (1962–1970) |
| | | Hassan ibn Yahya (1908–2003) | 15 January 1969 | 1 December 1970 | 1 year, 320 days | Independent | Muhammad al-Badr (1962–1970) |

## Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)
### Status

| Portrait | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | President(s) (Term) | President(s) (Term) |
| Portrait | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | President(s) (Term) | President(s) (Term) |
| | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994) | 28 September 1962 | 26 April 1963 | 210 days | Military | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1962–1967) |
| | | Abdul Latif Dayfallah (1930–2019) | 26 April 1963 | 5 October 1963 | 162 days | Military | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1962–1967) |
| | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1910–1998) | 5 October 1963 | 10 February 1964 | 128 days | Independent | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1962–1967) |
| | | Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989) | 10 February 1964 | 29 April 1964 | 79 days | Military | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1962–1967) |
| | | Hamoud Al-Jaifi (1918–1985) | 29 April 1964 | 6 January 1965 | 252 days | Independent | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1962–1967) |
| | | Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989) | 6 January 1965 | 20 April 1965 | 104 days | Military | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1962–1967) |
| | | Ahmad Muhammad Numan (1909–1996) | 20 April 1965 | 6 July 1965 | 77 days | Independent | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1962–1967) |
| | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994) | 6 July 1965 | 21 July 1965 | 15 days | Military | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1962–1967) |
| | | Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989) | 21 July 1965 | 18 September 1966 | 1 year, 59 days | Military | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1962–1967) |
| | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1917–1994) | 18 September 1966 | 5 November 1967 (deposed.) | 1 year, 48 days | Military | | Abdullah al-Sallal (1962–1967) |
| | | Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021) | 5 November 1967 | 21 December 1967 | 46 days | Independent | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989) | 21 December 1967 | 9 July 1969 | 1 year, 200 days | Military | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Abdul Salam Sabrah (1912–2012) | 9 July 1969 | 29 July 1969 | 20 days | Independent | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021) | 29 July 1969 | 2 September 1969 | 35 days | Independent | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Abdullah Kurshumi (1932–2007) | 2 September 1969 | 5 February 1970 | 156 days | Independent | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021) | 5 February 1970 | 26 February 1971 | 1 year, 21 days | Independent | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Abdul Salam Sabrah (1912–2012) | 26 February 1971 | 3 May 1971 | 66 days | Independent | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Ahmad Muhammad Numan (1909–1996) | 3 May 1971 | 24 August 1971 | 113 days | Independent | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Hassan al-Amri (1920–1989) | 24 August 1971 | 5 September 1971 | 12 days | Military | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Abdul Salam Sabrah (1912–2012) | 5 September 1971 | 18 September 1971 | 13 days | Independent | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021) | 18 September 1971 | 30 December 1972 | 1 year, 103 days | Independent | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Abdullah al-Hagri (1911–1977) | 30 December 1972 | 10 February 1974 | 1 year, 42 days | Independent | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Hassan Muhammad Makki (1933–2016) | 10 February 1974 | 22 June 1974 | 132 days | Independent | | Abdul Rahman al-Eryani (1967–1974) |
| | | Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1932–2021) | 22 June 1974 | 16 January 1975 | 208 days | Independent | | Ibrahim al-Hamdi (1974–1977) |
| | | Abdul Latif Dayfallah (1930–2019) | 16 January 1975 | 25 January 1975 | 9 days | Military | | Ibrahim al-Hamdi (1974–1977) |
| | | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011) | 25 January 1975 | 15 October 1980 | 5 years, 264 days | Independent | | Ibrahim al-Hamdi (1974–1977) |
| | | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011) | 25 January 1975 | 15 October 1980 | 5 years, 264 days | Independent | | Ahmad al-Ghashmi (1977–1978) |
| | | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011) | 25 January 1975 | 15 October 1980 | 5 years, 264 days | Independent | | Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi (1978) |
| | | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011) | 25 January 1975 | 15 October 1980 | 5 years, 264 days | Independent | | Ali Abdullah Saleh (1978–1990) |
| | | Abdul-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) |
| | | Abdul-Karim Al-Iryani (1934–2015) | 15 October 1980 | 13 November 1983 | 3 years, 29 days | General People's Congress | | Ali Abdullah Saleh (1978–1990) |
| | | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011) | 13 November 1983 | 22 May 1990 | 6 years, 190 days | General People's Congress | | Ali Abdullah Saleh (1978–1990) |

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

| Portrait | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Heads of state (Term) | Heads of state (Term) |
| Portrait | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Heads of state (Term) | Heads of state (Term) |
| | | Faysal al-Shaabi (1935–1971) | 6 April 1969 | 22 June 1969 (deposed.) | 77 days | National Liberation Front | | Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi (1967–1969) |
| | | Muhammad Ali Haitham (1940–1993) | 23 June 1969 | 2 August 1971 | 2 years, 40 days | National Liberation Front | | Salim Rubaya Ali (1969–1978) |
| | | Ali Nasir Muhammad (born 1939) | 2 August 1971 | 14 February 1985 | 13 years, 196 days | National Liberation Front (until 21 December 1978.) | | Salim Rubaya Ali (1969–1978) |
| | | Ali Nasir Muhammad (born 1939) | 2 August 1971 | 14 February 1985 | 13 years, 196 days | National Liberation Front (until 21 December 1978.) | | Ali Nasir Muhammad (1978) |
| | | Ali Nasir Muhammad (born 1939) | 2 August 1971 | 14 February 1985 | 13 years, 196 days | Yemeni Socialist Party | | Abdul Fattah Ismail (1978–1980) |
| | | Ali Nasir Muhammad (born 1939) | 2 August 1971 | 14 February 1985 | 13 years, 196 days | Yemeni Socialist Party | | Ali Nasir Muhammad (1980–1986) |
| | | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 1939) | 14 February 1985 | 8 February 1986 | 359 days | Yemeni Socialist Party | | Ali Nasir Muhammad (1980–1986) |
| | | Yasin Said Numan (born 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)

| Portrait | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | President (Term) | President (Term) |
| Portrait | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | President (Term) | President (Term) |
| | | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 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

| Portrait | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | President(s) (Term) | President(s) (Term) |
| Portrait | Portrait | Prime Minister (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | President(s) (Term) | President(s) (Term) |
| | | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 1939) | 22 May 1990 | 9 May 1994 (deposed.) | 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 | | Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990–2012) |
| | | Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011) | 6 October 1994 | 14 May 1997 | 2 years, 220 days | General People's Congress | | Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990–2012) |
| | | Faraj Said Bin Ghanem (1937–2007) | 14 May 1997 | 29 April 1998 | 350 days | Independent | | Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990–2012) |
| | | Abdul-Karim Al-Iryani (1934–2015) | 29 April 1998 | 31 March 2001 | 2 years, 336 days | General People's Congress | | Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990–2012) |
| | | Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1946–2020) | 31 March 2001 | 7 April 2007 | 6 years, 7 days | General People's Congress | | Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990–2012) |
| | | Ali Muhammad Mujawar (born 1953) | 7 April 2007 | 10 December 2011 (resigned.) | 4 years, 247 days | General People's Congress | | Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990–2012) |
| | | Mohammed Basindawa (born 1935) | 10 December 2011 | 24 September 2014 (resigned.) | 2 years, 288 days | Independent | | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (2012–2022) |
| | | Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa (born 1961) | 24 September 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 46 days | Al-Islah | | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (2012–2022) |
| | | Khaled Bahah (born 1965) | 9 November 2014 | 3 April 2016 | 1 year, 146 days | Independent | | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (2012–2022) |
| | | Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (born 1952) | 4 April 2016 | 15 October 2018 | 2 years, 195 days | General People's Congress | | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (2012–2022) |
| | | Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (born 1976) | 18 October 2018 | 5 February 2024 | 5 years, 110 days | Independent | | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (2012–2022) |
| | | Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (born 1976) | 18 October 2018 | 5 February 2024 | 5 years, 110 days | Independent | | Rashad al-Alimi (since 2022) |
| | | Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak (born 1968) | 5 February 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 39 days | Independent | | Rashad al-Alimi (since 2022) |
| Supreme Political Council (Houthis) |||||||||
| | | Talal Aklan (born 19??) (in rebellion) | 1 March 2016 | 4 October 2016 | 217 days | Yemeni Socialist Party | | Mohammed al-Houthi (2015–2016) |
| | | Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (born 1955) (in rebellion) | 4 October 2016 | 10 August 2024 | 7 years, 311 days | General People's Congress (Pro-Houthi faction) | | Saleh Ali al-Sammad (2016–2018) |
| | | Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (born 1955) (in rebellion) | 4 October 2016 | 10 August 2024 | 7 years, 311 days | General People's Congress (Pro-Houthi faction) | | Mahdi al-Mashat (since 2018) |
| | | Ahmed al-Rahawi (born 19??) (in rebellion) | 10 August 2024 | Incumbent | 218 days | General People's Congress (Pro-Houthi faction) | | Mahdi al-Mashat (since 2018) |