Vice President of Yemen

The Vice President of the Republic of Yemen is the second highest political position in Yemen.

Vice President of the
Republic of Yemen
Official emblem
Incumbent
Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar
since 4 April 2016
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceAden, Yemen
AppointerPresident of Yemen
Inaugural holderAli Salem al Beidh
Formation22 May 1990
Salary250,000 YER monthly[1]

Under the Constitution of Yemen, the Vice President is appointed by the President, and acts as constitutional successor of the President in case of a vacancy.[2] The Vice President assists the President in his duties. The President may delegate some of his functions to the Vice President.

The position of the Vice President of Yemen is currently occupied by Yemen Army general Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar since 4 April 2016, after being appointed by the President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.[3] [4] [5]

List of Vice Presidents of the Yemen Arab Republic (1977-1990)

This office was created in 1977.[6][7][8]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party
Took Office Left Office Time in Office
Vice President
1 Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi
(1934–2006)		 11 October 1977 24 June 1978 256 days Military
First Vice President
2 Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi
(1934–2006)		 18 July 1978 22 May 1990 11 years, 308 days Military
(until 24 August 1982.)
General People's Congress
Second Vice President
3 Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani
(1939–2011)		 October 1980 December 1986 6 years, 61 days Military
(until 24 August 1982.)
General People's Congress

List of Vice Presidents of the Republic of Yemen (1990–present)
№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term start Term end Political Party President
(Term)
1 Ali Salem al Beidh
علي سالم البيض

(1939–)[9]

 22 May 1990 6 May 1994[10] Yemeni Socialist Party Ali Abdullah Saleh

(1990–2012)
Office abolished (21 May 1994–3 October 1994)
2 Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
عبدربه منصور هادي

(1945–)

 3 October 1994 27 February 2012 General People's Congress
Vacant (27 February 2012–13 April 2015) Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi

(since 2012)
3 Khaled Bahah
خالد محفوظ بحاح

(1965–)

 13 April 2015 3 April 2016 Independent
4 Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar
علي محسن صالح الأحمر

(1945–)

 4 April 2016 Incumbent General People's Congress

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  2. "Constitution of 1994". Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  3. Paxton, J. (2016-12-16). The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88. ISBN 9780230271166.
  4. Publications, Publitec (2011-12-22). Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. ISBN 9783110930047.
  5. Burrowes, Robert D. (2016-02-05). The Yemen Arab Republic: The Politics of Development, 1962-1986. ISBN 9781317291619.
  6. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/osu.32435024020018
  7. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/msu.31293012013805
  8. Burrowes, Robert D. (2010). Historical Dictionary of Yemen. ISBN 9780810855281.
  9. Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council.
  10. Dismissed during the 1994 Civil War.
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