Prime Minister of Yemen

For a list of prime ministers, see List of heads of government of Yemen.

The prime minister of the Republic of Yemen is the head of government of Yemen.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen
Emblem of Yemen
Incumbent Salem Saleh bin Braik since 3 May 2025 Claimed by Ahmad al-Rahawi (Supreme Political Council) since 10 August 2024
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Presidential Leadership Council
Inaugural holder	Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
Formation	May 22, 1990
Salary	220,000 YER (2011)[1]
Website	pmo-ye.net (PLC)

Under the Constitution of Yemen, the prime minister is appointed by the president, and must, like his cabinet, enjoy confidence from the House of Representatives.

History

Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council issued a decision on 5 February 2024 appointing its foreign minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as the country's new prime minister.^[2] Bin Mubarak resigned from his post on 3 May 2025 and announced it on a social media post, saying that he wasn't able to take "necessary decisions to reform the state institution, and execute the necessary Cabinet reshuffle."^[3]

List of Prime Ministers

This section is an excerpt from List of heads of government of Yemen § Yemen (post-Yemeni unification, 1990–present).[edit]

Status

  Denotes Acting Prime Minister

Portrait		Prime Minister (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	President(s) (Term)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (born 1939)	22 May 1990	9 May 1994 (deposed.)	3 years, 352 days	Yemeni Socialist Party		Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990–2012)
		Muhammad Said al-Attar (1927–2005)	9 May 1994	6 October 1994	150 days	Independent
		Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1939–2011)	6 October 1994	14 May 1997	2 years, 220 days	General People's Congress
		Faraj Said Bin Ghanem (1937–2007)	14 May 1997	29 April 1998	350 days	Independent
		Abdul-Karim Al-Iryani (1934–2015)	29 April 1998	31 March 2001	2 years, 336 days	General People's Congress
		Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1946–2020)	31 March 2001	7 April 2007	6 years, 7 days	General People's Congress
		Ali Muhammad Mujawar (born 1953)	7 April 2007	10 December 2011 (resigned.)	4 years, 247 days	General People's Congress
		Mohammed Basindawa (born 1935)	10 December 2011	24 September 2014 (resigned.)[4]	2 years, 288 days	Independent		Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi (2012–2022)
		Abdullah Mohsen al-Akwa (born 1961)	24 September 2014	9 November 2014	46 days	Al-Islah
		Khaled Bahah (born 1965)	9 November 2014	3 April 2016	1 year, 146 days	Independent
		Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (born 1952)	4 April 2016	15 October 2018	2 years, 195 days	General People's Congress
		Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (born 1976)	18 October 2018	5 February 2024	5 years, 110 days	Independent
								Rashad al-Alimi (since 2022)
		Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak (born 1968)	5 February 2024	3 May 2025	1 year, 87 days	Independent
		Salem Saleh bin Braik (born 1965)	3 May 2025	Incumbent	108 days	Independent
Houthi Yemen
Supreme Political Council
		Talal Aklan (born 19??)[a] (in rebellion)	1 March 2016	4 October 2016	217 days	Yemeni Socialist Party		Mohammed al-Houthi (2015–2016)
		Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (born 1955)[a] (in rebellion)	4 October 2016	10 August 2024	7 years, 311 days	General People's Congress (Pro-Houthi faction)		Saleh Ali al-Sammad (2016–2018)
								Mahdi al-Mashat (since 2018)
		Ahmed al-Rahawi (born 19??)[a] (in rebellion)	10 August 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 9 days	General People's Congress (Pro-Houthi faction)

See also

• Cabinet of Yemen
• Prime Minister of Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen)
• List of heads of government of Yemen
• List of leaders of South Yemen

Notes

1. Appointed by the Houthis, in rebellion during their takeover and its aftermath.