Ali Nasir Muhammad

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Ali Nasir Muhammad (Arabic: علي ناصر محمد الحسيني) (b. 1939) was twice president of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. He served as Chairman of the Presidential Council from 26 June 1978 - 27 December 1978. In April 1980, South Yemeni president Abdul Fattah Ismail resigned and went into exile. His successor was Ali Nasir Muhammad who took a less interventionist stance toward both North Yemen and neighbouring Oman. On January 13, 1986, a violent struggle began in Aden between Ali Nasir's supporters and supporters of the returned Ismail. Fighting lasted for more than a month and resulted in thousands of casualties, Ali Nasir's ouster, and Ismail's death. Muhammad's term had lasted from 21 April 1980 to 24 January 1986. Some 60,000 people, including the deposed Ali Nasir, fled to North Yemen. He was succeeded by Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas.

Mohammed was a member of the National Liberation Front (NLF) as well as the Yemeni Socialist Party (HIY) after the HIY was formed from a coalition of the NLF and other parties.

Preceded by Salim Ali Rubai	President of South Yemen 1978	Succeeded by Abdul Fattah Ismail
Preceded by Abdul Fattah Ismail	President of South Yemen 1980–1986	Succeeded by Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas