President of Yemen

The president of the Republic of Yemen is the head of state of Yemen. Under the Constitution of Yemen, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and head of the executive branch of the Yemeni government.

Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen
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Incumbent Rashad al-Alimi since 7 April 2022[1] Claimed by Mahdi al-Mashat (Supreme Political Council) since 25 April 2018
Presidential Leadership Council
Inaugural holder	Ali Abdullah Saleh
Formation	22 May 1990
Deputy	Deputy Chairman
Salary	280,000 YER monthly[2]

Politics of Yemen
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution Legal system Human rights LGBT rights
Executive Presidential Leadership Council (in Aden) Chairman: Rashad al-Alimi Deputy Chairman: Sultan Ali al-Arada Aidarus al-Zoubaidi Tareq Saleh Abdullah al-Alimi Bawazeer Abed al-Rahman Abu Zara’a Othman Hussein Megali Faraj Salmin Al-Buhsani Supreme Political Council (in Sanaa) Chairman: Mahdi al-Mashat Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (in Aden) Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (in Sanaa) Cabinet
Legislature House of Representatives Speaker: Sultan al-Barakani (in Seiyun) Shura Council
Administrative divisions Governorates Districts
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2012 next Parliamentary: 2003 next Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak (in Aden) Hisham Sharaf (in Sanaa) Diplomatic missions of / in Yemen Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Other countries

As of 7 April 2022, the powers of the president are exercised by the Presidential Leadership Council, headed by a Chairman.

The first and longest-serving president of unified Yemen was Ali Abdullah Saleh and the second was Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, who took office on 27 February 2012. The legality of his claim to presidency is in question, as he was the only candidate in the 2012 election and the end of his mandate was originally set for 27 February 2014.[3] His mandate was extended for another year.[4] However, he remained in power after the expiration of his mandate, and on 22 January 2015, he handed over his resignation.[5] He reaffirmed that he intended on resigning two weeks later.[6] After his resignation, the government was assumed by the Houthi Supreme Revolutionary Committee. However, on 21 February 2015, Hadi presented himself as the president again, in Aden. On 7 April 2022, in a televised address, Hadi resigned, dismissed Vice President Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, and transferred the powers of the president and vice president to the Presidential Leadership Council, with Rashad al-Alimi, former interior minister under President Saleh, as its chairman.[1] The Hadi faction's claim to the presidency is contested by the Houthi Supreme Political Council's chairman, Mahdi al-Mashat, who is only recognized by Iran.[7][8] Rashad Al-Alimi, met King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, during an official visit to Saudi Arabia on 29 April 2022 for support of all peace efforts in Yemen and the region.[9]