President of Yemen Arab Republic

President of the
Yemen Arab Republic

Coat of arms of North Yemen
Residence Sana'a, Yemen Arab Republic
Precursor Imam of Yemen
Formation 27 September 1962
First holder Abdullah as-Sallal
Final holder Ali Abdullah Saleh
Abolished 22 May 1990
Succession President of Yemen

The President of the Yemen Arab Republic was the head of state of that country in what is now northern Yemen. There were six presidents of North Yemen.

List of Presidents of the Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990)

Portrait Name
(Born-Died)
Term start Term end Political Party
1 Abdullah as-Sallal
عبد الله السلال

(1917–1994)[1]

27 September 1962 5 November 1967[2] Military
2 Abdul Rahman al-Iryani
عبد الرحمن الإرياني

(1908–1998)[3]

5 November 1967 13 June 1974[2] Independent
3 Ibrahim al-Hamdi
إبراهيم الحمدي

(1943–1977)[4]

13 June 1974 11 October 1977[5] Military
4 Ahmad al-Ghashmi
أحمد حسين الغشمي

(1938–1978)[6]

11 October 1977 24 June 1978[5] Military
5 Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi
عبد الكريم عبد الله العرشي

(1934–2006)[7]

24 June 1978 18 July 1978 Military
6 Ali Abdullah Saleh
علي عبدالله صالح

(b. 1942)

18 July 1978 24 August 1982 Military
(6) 24 August 1982 22 May 1990 General People's Congress

For presidents of Yemen after 1990, see President of Yemen.

Footnotes

  1. Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council until 3 October 1962
  2. 2.0 2.1 Deposed in a coup d'état
  3. Chairman of the Republican Council
  4. Chairman of the Command Council until 13 June 1975
  5. 5.0 5.1 Assassinated
  6. Chairman of the Presidential Council until 22 April 1978
  7. Chairman of the Presidential Council

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