President of the Yemen Arab Republic

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.

President of the Yemen Arab Republic
رئيس الجمهورية العربية اليمنية
Coat of arms of North Yemen
Longest serving Ali Abdullah Saleh 18 July 1978 – 22 May 1990
Residence	Sana'a, Yemen Arab Republic
Precursor	Imam of Yemen
Formation	27 September 1962
First holder	Abdullah al-Sallal
Final holder	Ali Abdullah Saleh
Abolished	22 May 1990
Succession	President of Yemen

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

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term start	Term end	Political Party
1		Abdullah al-Sallal عبد الله السلال (1917–1994)[1]	27 September 1962	5 November 1967[2]	Military
2		Abdul Rahman al-Iryani عبد الرحمن الإرياني (1910–1998)[3]	5 November 1967	13 June 1974[2]	Independent
3		Ibrahim al-Hamdi إبراهيم الحمدي (1943–1977)[4]	13 June 1974	11 October 1977[5]	Military
4		Ahmad al-Ghashmi أحمد حسين الغشمي (1935–1978)[6]	11 October 1977	24 June 1978[5]	Military
5		Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi عبد الكريم عبد الله العرشي (1934–2006)[7]	24 June 1978	18 July 1978	Independent
6		Ali Abdullah Saleh علي عبدالله صالح (1947–2017)	18 July 1978	24 August 1982	Military
(6)			24 August 1982	22 May 1990	General People's Congress

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