President of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

President of the People's Republic of South Yemen, 1967-1969
Name Took Office Left Office
1 Qahtan Mohammed al-Shaabi 30 November 1967 22 June 1969


Chairmen of the Presidential Council, 1969-1978
Name Took Office Left Office Leading Party
1 Salim Ali Rubai 23 June 1969 26 June 1978 Yemeni Socialist Party
2 Ali Nasir Muhammad 1 July 1978 27 December 1978 Yemeni Socialist Party

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council, 1978-1990
Name Took Office Left Office Leading Party
1 Abdul Fattah Ismail 27 December 1978 21 April 1980 Yemeni Socialist Party
2 Ali Nasir Mohammed 21 April 1980 24 January 1986 Yemeni Socialist Party
3 Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas 24 January 1986 22 May 1990 Yemeni Socialist Party

For Presidents after unification in 1990, see: List of Presidents of Yemen


President of the Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1994
South Yemen also rebelled as the Democratic Republic of Yemen for a period of weeks in 1994.

Name Took Office Left Office Leading Party
1 Ali Salim al-Baidh 21 May 1994 7 July 1994 Yemeni Socialist Party