Al-Yaman

 

           Adopted 1990

 

950 - 115 BC              Kingdom of Sheaba

115 - 525                 Himyar Kingdom

525 - 850                 Part of Persian Empire

850                       Emirate of Sana

1538 - 1839               Ottoman protectorate

1839 - 1962               Aden a British colony

1876 - 1918               Sana to Ottoman Empire

30 Oct 1918               Sana Independent

08 Mar 1958 - 26 Dec 1961 Sana Part of the United Arab Republic

27 Sep 1962 - 22 May 1990 Republic of Sana (North Yemen)

27 Sep 1962 -        1967 Conflict between nationalist and Royalist forces

22 May 1990 -             United Republic of Yemen

22 May      - 07 Jul 1994 South Yemen in secession from Yemen

15 Feb 2011 -             Yemen uprising

 

Monarchs

1230-1105 BC al-Harith ar Raish

1105-1100 Abrahah Dhul Manar

922-920 Afrikis ibn Abrahah

758-733 al-Abd Dhu al-Adhar

733-658 al-Hedhed ibn Sharahil

658-638 Balqis Queen of Sheeba

638-553 Nashir an-Niam

553-516 ShammarYarish

516-461 Abu Malik

461-408 Tubba ibn al Akran

408-338 Dhu Jaychan

338-330 al Akran ibn Abu Malik

175-140 Kalikarib

140-100 Assad Abu Karbi

20-50 Hassan ibn Tubba

50-113 Amr ibn Tubba

113-187 Abid Kilel

187-250 Tubba ibn Hassan

250-306 Marthid ibn Abid

306-343 Walia ibn Marthid

343-416 Abrahah ibn as Sabbah

416-431 Sahban ibn Muhrath

431-488 Hassan ibn Amr ibn Tubba

488-515 Dhu Shanatir

515-525 Yusif Ashar Dhu Nuwas

525-533 Dhu Jadan

850-860 Rassid, al Qasim I

860-897 Rassid, al Husayn I

897-911 Rassid, Yahya I al Hadi ila l-Haqq

911-913 Rassid, Muhammad I al Murtad

913-934 Rassid, Ahmad I an-Narsir

934-956 Rassid, Yahya II

968-998 Rassid, Yusif I al-Mansur

998-1003 Rassid,  al Qasim II

1009-1013 Rassid, al Husayn II

1020-1035 Rassid Jafar I

1035-1040 Rassid, al Hasan I

1040-1062 Rassid, Abul-Fath al Daylami

1066-1067 Rassid, Hamaz I

1067-1068 Rassid, al Fadil I

1068-1085 Rassid, Muhammad II

1117-1137 Rassid, Yahya III

1137-1138 Rassid, Ali I

1138-1171 Rassid Ahmad II al-Mutawakkil

1173-1181 Ayyubid, al Muazzam Shams udDin Turan Shah

1181-1197 Ayyubid, al Aziz Zahir udDin Tughtigin

1187-1217 Rassid, Abdullah I al-Mansur

1197-1202 Ayyubid, Muizz udDin Ismail

1202-1214 Ayyubid, anNasir I

1214-1215 Ayyubid, alMuazzam

1215-1229 Ayyubid, alMasud Salah adDin Yusif

1217      Rassid, Yahya IV Najm ad Din al-Hadilal Haqq

1217-1229 Rassid, Muhammad III Izz ad-Dim an-Nassir

1229-1250 Rasulid, Umar I al Mansur

1248-1258 Rasulid, Ahmad III

1250-1295 Rasulid, Yusif II al-Muzaffar

1295-1296 Rasulid, Umar II al-Ashfar Mumahhid adDin

1296-1322 Rasulid, Dawud I al-Muayyad Hizabr adDin

1322-1363 Rasulid, Ali II al-Mujahid Sayf adDid

1363-1377 Rasulid, al-Abbas I al-Afdal Dirgham adDin

1377-1400 Rasulid, Ismail I al Ashraf

1400-1424 Rasulid, an Nasir Salah adDin Ahmad IV

1424-1427 Rasulid, al-Mansur Abdullah II

1427-1428 Rasulid, al-Ashraf Ismail II

1428-1440 Rasulid, Yahya V al-Zahir

1440-1442 Rasulid, Ismail III al-Ashraf

1442      Rasulid, al-Afdal Muhammad IV

1442      Rasulid, Ahmad IV an-Nasir

1442-1450 Rasulid, al-Muzaffar Yusuf III

1443-1454 Rasulid, al-Masud Salha I adDin

1450-1454 Rasulid, al-Mu'ayyad al Husayn II

1454-1460 Tahirid, az-Zafir Amir I Salha adDin

1454-1478 Tahirid, Ali II al-Mujahid adDin

1478-1489 Tahrid, al-Mansur Abdal I Wahhab Taj Adin

1489-1517 Tahrid, az-Zafir Amir II Salah adDin

Imams

19 Oct 1591 - 19 Feb 1620 Qasimid, al Qasim III bin Muhammad

19 Feb 1620 - 29 Sep 1644 Qasimid, Muhammad V bin al-Mansur Bi'llah

                          Qasim

29 Sep 1644 -    Aug 1676 Qasimid, 'Ala Allah Ismail IV bin al-Mansur

                          Bi'llah Qasim

   Aug 1676 - 29 Jun 1681 Qasimid, Ahmad V bin al-Hassan

29 Jun 1681 - 27 Apr 1686 Qasimid, Muhammad VI bin al-Mutawakki

                          'Ala Allah Ismail

27 Apr 1686 - 1718        Qasimid, Muhammad VII un-Nasir bin al-Mahdi

                          Ahmed

1718 - 1723               Qasimid, al-Qasim IV ibn Husain (1st Time)

1723                      Qasimid, Nasir Muhammad bin Ishaq

1723 - 1727               Qasimid, al Qasim IV ibn Husain (2nd Time)

       1728 - 06 Mar 1748 Qasimid, Mansur ibn Qasim

07 Mar 1748 - 04 Sep 1775 Qasimid, Abbas II ibn Qasim

15 Sep 1775 - 24 Oct 1809 Qasimid, Ali IV ibn al-Abbas

24 Oct 1809 - 09 Sep 1816 Qasimid, Ahmad VI ibn Ali

10 Sep 1816 - 27 Nov 1835 Qasimid, Abdullah III ibn Ahmad

27 Nov 1835 - 1836        Qasimid, Ali V ibn Abdullah (1st Time)

       1836 -    Feb 1840 Qasimid, Abdullah IV ibn al-Hassan

   Feb 1840 - 08 Jan 1844 Qasimid, Muhammad VIII ibn Ahmad al-Hadi

08 Jan 1844 -    Dec 1845 Qasimid, Ali V ibn Abdullah (2nd Time)

   Dec 1845 - 1848        Qasimid, Muzaffar ad-Din Muhammad IX

                           ibn Yahya

1848 - 1849               Qasimid, Ahmad VII ibn Hashim

1849 - 1850               Qasimid, Ali V ibn Abdullah (3rd Time)

1850                      Qasimid, al-`Abbas IV ibn `Abd ar-Rahman

1850 - 1872               Qasimid, Ghalib I ibn Muhammad

1872 - 1876               Qasimid, Muhsin ibn Ahmad

   Oct 1878 -    May 1890 Qasimid, Sharaf ad-Din Muhammad

   May 1890 - 04 Jun 1904 Qasimid, Muhammad X ibn Yahya Hamid ad-Din

04 Jun 1904 - 18 Feb 1948 Qasimid, Yahya ibn Muhammad

18 Feb      - 14 Mar 1948 Qasimid, Abdullah V ............................... 1912-1955

15 Mar 1948 - 01 Apr 1955 Qasimid, Ahmad VIII ash-Shams ..................... 1891-1962

                          (1st Time)

01 Apr      - 05 Apr 1955 Qasimid, Abdullah VI ibn Yahya .................... 1912-1955

05 Apr 1955 - 18 Sep 1962 Qasimid, Ahmad VIII ash-Shams (2nd Time)

19 Sep 1962 - 1970        Qasimid, Muhammad XI al-Badr.......................n1929-1996

                          (deposed 27 Sep 1962, continued in rebellion to 1968)

 

President

22 May 1990 - 23 Dec 2011 Ali Abdullah Saleh ................................ 1942-

                          (Chairmen of the Presidential Council 01 Oct 1994)

23 Dec 2011 -             Abd al-Rahman Mansur al-Hadi ...................... 1950-

                          (acting for Saleh 04 Jun - 23 Sep 2011)

 

Prime Ministers

17 Feb      - 18 Feb 1948 Prince Ibrahim

18 Feb      -    Mar 1948 Ali ibn Abdullah al-Wazir

   Apr 1948 -    Aug 1955 Prince Hassan ibn Yahya ........................... 1908-2003

22 May 1990 - 09 May 1994 Haider Abu Bakr al-Attas

09 May      - 06 Oct 1994 Muhammad Said al-Attar

06 Oct 1994 - 14 May 1997 Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani ............................ 1939-2011

14 May 1997 - 29 Apr 1998 Faraj Said Bin Ghanem ............................. 1937-2007

29 Apr 1998 - 07 Apr 2001 Abdul Karim Ali al-Iryani

07 Apr 2001 - 07 Apr 2007 Abdul Qader Bajamal

07 Apr 2007 - 07 Dec 2011 Ali Muhammad Mujawar

07 Dec 2011 -             Muhammad Salim Basindwah

 

Yemen Arab Republic (Sana)

 

         1962-1990

 

27 Sep 1962 - 22 May 1990 Yemen Arab Republic

22 May 1990               Part of united Yemen

 

Presidents

27 Sep 1962 - 05 Nov 1967 Abdullah as-Sallal ................................ 1917-1994

05 Nov 1967 - 13 Jun 1974 Abdul Rahman al-Iryani ............................ 1908-1998

13 Jun 1974 - 11 Oct 1977 Ibrahim Muhammad al-Hamadi ........................ 1943-1977

11 Oct 1977 - 24 Jun 1978 Ahmad al-Ghashmi .................................. 1938-1978

24 Jun      - 18 Jul 1978 Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi .................... 1934-2006

18 Jul 1978 - 22 May 1990 Ali Abdullah Saleh

 

Prime Ministers

28 Sep 1962 - 26 Apr 1963 Abullah as-Sallal (1st Time)

26 Apr      - 05 Oct 1963 Abdul Latif Dayfallah (1st Time)

05 Oct 1963 - 10 Feb 1964 Abdul Rahman al-Iryani

10 Feb      - 29 Apr 1964 Hassan al-Amari (1st Time)

29 Jan 1964 - 06 Jan 1965 Hamoud al-Jaifi

06 Jan      - 20 Apr 1965 Hassan al-Amari (2nd Time)

20 Apr      - 06 Jul 1965 Ahman Muhammad Numan .............................. 1909-1996

                          (1st Time)

06 Jul      - 21 Jul 1965 Abullah as-Sallal (2nd Time)

21 Jul 1965 - 18 Sep 1966 Hassan al-Amari (3rd Time)

18 Sep 1966 - 05 Nov 1967 Abullah as-Sallal (3rd Time)

05 Nov      - 21 Dec 1967 Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (1st Time)

21 Dec 1967 - 09 Jul 1969 Hassan al-Amari (4th Time)

09 Jul      - 29 Jul 1969 Abdul Salam Sabrah (1st Time)

29 Jul      - 02 Sep 1969 Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (2nd Time)

02 Sep 1969 - 05 Feb 1970 Abdullah Kurshumi

05 Feb 1970 - 26 Feb 1971 Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (3rd Time)

26 Feb      - 03 May 1971 Abdul Salam Sabrah (2nd Time)

03 May      - 24 Aug 1971 Ahmad Muhammad Numan (2nd Time)

24 Aug      - 05 Sep 1971 Hassan al-Amri (5th Time)

05 Sep      - 18 Sep 1971 Abdul Salam Sabrah (3rd Time)

18 Sep 1971 - 30 Dec 1972 Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (4th Time)

30 Dec 1972 - 10 Feb 1974 Kadhi Abdullah al-Hagri ........................... 1911-1977

10 Feb      - 22 Jun 1974 Hassan Muhammad Makki

22 Jun 1974 - 16 Jan 1975 Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini (5th Time)

16 Jan      - 25 Jan 1975 Abdul Latif Dayfullah (2nd Time)

25 Jan 1975 - 15 Oct 1980 Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (1st Time)

15 Oct 1980 - 13 Nov 1983 Abdul Karim Ali al-Iryani

13 Nov 1983 - 22 May 1990 Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani (2nd Time)

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

1967-1990

1962-1967

 

27 Jul 1538 - 16 Jan 1839 Part of the Ottoman Empire

16 Jan 1839 - 1932        British colony, part of British India

01 Apr 1937 - 30 Nov 1967 British colony

11 Feb 1959 - 04 Apr 1962 Federation of Arab Emirates

04 Apr 1962 - 30 Nov 1967 Federation of South Arabia

30 Nov 1967               Independence

30 Nov 1967               People's Democratic Republic of South Yemen

30 Nov 1970               Democratic Republic of Yemen

22 May 1990               Unification with Yemen (Sana)

22 May      - 07 Jul 1994 In secession from Yemen

 

Secretaries-general of the Socialist Party of Yemen

11 Oct 1978 - 21 Apr 1980 Abdul Fattah Ismail ............................... 1939-1986

                          (1st Time)

21 Apr 1980 - 11 Oct 1982 Ali Nasir Muhammad Husani

11 Oct 1982 - 12 Feb 1985 Salem Saleh

12 Feb 1985 - 06 Feb 1986 Abdul Fattah Ismail

                          (2nd Time)

06 Feb 1986 - 22 May 1990 Ali Salim al-Baidh ................................ 1939-

 

Presidents of the Peoples Council                

01 Dec 1967 - 22 Jun 1969 Qahtan Muhammad Husani ............................ 1920-1981 

23 Jun 1969 - 26 Jun 1978 Salem Ali Rubayyi

01 Jul      - 27 Dec 1978 Ali Nasir Muhammad Husani

                          (1st Time)

27 Dec 1978 - 26 Apr 1980 Abdul Fattah Ismail

26 Apr 1980 - 24 Jan 1986 Ali Nasir Muhammad Husani

                          (2nd Time)

24 Jan 1986 - 22 May 1990 Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas

21 May      - 07 Jul 1994 Ali Salim al-Baidh (in rebellion)

 

Chief Ministers

17 Jan      - 24 Jun 1963 Hassan Ali Bayumi ................................. 1915-1963

09 Jul 1963 - 23 Jan 1965 Zayn Abdu Baharun

07 Mar      - 25 Sep 1965 Abdul-Qawi Hassan Makkawi ......................... 1918-1998

25 Sep 1965 - 30 Aug 1966 Ali Musa al-Babakr

30 Aug 1966 - 30 Nov 1967 Salih al-Awadli

Prime Ministers

01 Dec 1967 - 22 Jun 1969 Faysal Abd al-Latif al-Shaabi

22 Jun 1969 - 02 Aug 1971 Muhammad Ali Haitham

02 Aug 1971 - 14 Feb 1985 Ali Nasr Muhammad Husani

14 Feb 1985 - 08 Feb 1986 Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas

                          (1st Time)

08 Feb 1986 - 22 May 1990 Yasin Said Numan

22 May      - 07 Jul 1994 Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas

                          (2nd Time, in rebellion)