The President of the Yemen Arab Republic, officially the Chairman of the Republican Council of the Yemen Arab Republic, was the head of state in the former North Yemen from 1962 to 1990. There were six presidents of North Yemen.
| President of the Yemen Arab Republic | |
|---|---|
| رئيس الجمهورية العربية اليمنية | |
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| Residence | Sana'a, Yemen Arab Republic |
| Precursor | Imam of Yemen |
| Formation | 27 September 1962 |
| First holder | Abdullah al-Sallal |
| Final holder | Ali Abdullah Saleh |
| Abolished | 22 May 1990 |
| Succession | President of Yemen |
List of Presidents of the Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990) edit
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term start | Term end | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Abdullah al-Sallal عبد الله السلال (1917–1994)[1] |
27 September 1962 | 5 November 1967[2] | Military |
| 2 | 
|
Abdul Rahman al-Iryani عبد الرحمن الإرياني (1910–1998)[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 (1935–1978)[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 | Independent |
| 6 | 
|
Ali Abdullah Saleh علي عبدالله صالح (1947–2017) |
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.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council until 3 October 1962.
- ^ a b Deposed in a coup d'état.
- ^ Chairman of the Republican Council.
- ^ Chairman of the Command Council until 13 June 1975.
- ^ a b Assassinated.
- ^ Chairman of the Presidential Council until 22 April 1978.
- ^ Chairman of the Presidential Council.
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