Prime Minister of South Yemen

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
Emblem of Democratic Yemen
AppointerGeneral Command, Politburo, Central Committee or any party apparatus
Formation30 November 1967
First holderQahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi
(as President)
Final holderHaidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
(as President)
Abolished22 May 1990

Prime Ministers of the People's Republic of South Yemen, 1969-1970

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No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Term of office Party
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

[1]

2   Muhammad Ali Haitham

محمد علي هيثم

(1940–1993)[2]

23 June 1969 See below National Liberation Front

[1]

Prime Ministers of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1970-1990

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No. 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

[2]

National Liberation Front

[1]

3   Ali Nasir Muhammad

علي ناصر محمد الحسني

(1939–)[3]

2 August 1971 21 December 1978 National Liberation Front

[1]

(3) 21 December 1978 14 February 1985

[3]

Yemeni Socialist Party

[4]

4 Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas

حيدر أبو بكر العطاس

(1939–)[3]

14 February 1985

[3]

8 February 1986 Yemeni Socialist Party

[4]

5   Yasin Said Numan

ياسين سعيد نعمان

(1948–)

8 February 1986 22 May 1990 Yemeni Socialist Party

[4]

For Prime Ministers after the unification of Yemen in 1990, see Prime Minister of Yemen.

Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1994

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South 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
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–)

(in rebellion)

21 May 1994 7 July 1994 Yemeni Socialist Party

[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Halliday 2002, pp. 17.
  2. ^ a b c Halliday 2002, pp. 24.
  3. ^ a b c d Halliday 2002, pp. 39.
  4. ^ a b c d Halliday 2002, pp. 31.