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.

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

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! No.

! Portrait

! Name<br>

! Term start

! Term end

! Political Party

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|Abdullah al-Sallal<br>

|27 September 1962

|5 November 1967

|Military

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|Abdul Rahman al-Iryani<br>

|5 November 1967

|13 June 1974

|13 June 1974

|11 October 1977

|Military

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! style="background:; color:black;"| 4

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|Ahmad al-Ghashmi<br>

|11 October 1977

|24 June 1978

|24 June 1978

|18 July 1978

|Independent

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! style="background:; color:black;"| 6

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|rowspan=2|Ali Abdullah Saleh<br>

|18 July 1978

|24 August 1982

|Military

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|24 August 1982

|22 May 1990

|General People's Congress

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

See also

  • Imams of Yemen
  • Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic
  • List of heads of state of Yemen
  • List of leaders of South Yemen

References

  • World Statesmen - North Yemen