The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, commonly referred to as South Yemen, became independent as the People's Republic of South Yemen in 1967. The Prime Minister, appointed by the President, served as the head of government. The first Prime Minister was not appointed until April of 1969.
Prime Minister of South Yemen | |
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Appointer | General Command, Politburo, Central Committee or any party apparatus |
Formation | 30 November 1967 |
First holder | Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi (as President) |
Final holder | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (as President) |
Abolished | 22 May 1990 |
Prime Ministers of the People's Republic of South Yemen, 1969-1970
editNo. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
Prime Ministers of the People's Republic of South Yemen | ||||||
1 | Faysal al-Shaabi
فيصل عبد الطيف الشعبي (1935–1970) |
6 April 1969 | 22 June 1969 | National Liberation Front | ||
2 | Muhammad Ali Haitham
محمد علي هيثم (1940–1993)[2] |
23 June 1969 | See below | National Liberation Front |
Prime Ministers of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1970-1990
editNo. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
(2) | Muhammad Ali Haitham
محمد علي هيثم (1940–1993)[2] |
See above | 2 August 1971 | National Liberation Front | ||
3 | Ali Nasir Muhammad
علي ناصر محمد الحسني (1939–)[3] |
2 August 1971 | 21 December 1978 | National Liberation Front | ||
(3) | 21 December 1978 | 14 February 1985 | Yemeni Socialist Party | |||
4 | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
حيدر أبو بكر العطاس (1939–)[3] |
14 February 1985 | 8 February 1986 | Yemeni Socialist Party | ||
5 | Yasin Said Numan
ياسين سعيد نعمان (1948–) |
8 February 1986 | 22 May 1990 | Yemeni Socialist Party |
For Prime Ministers after the unification of Yemen in 1990, see Prime Minister of Yemen.
Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1994
editSouth Yemen also rebelled as the Democratic Republic of Yemen for a period of weeks in 1994.
No. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Yemen | ||||||
6 | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
حيدر أبو بكر العطاس (1939–) |
21 May 1994 | 7 July 1994 | Yemeni Socialist Party |