Prime Minister of South Yemen
Template:Infobox official post The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, commonly referred to as South Yemen, became independent as the People's Republic of South Yemen in 1967. The Prime Minister, appointed by the President, served as the head of government. The first Prime Minister was not appointed until April of 1969.
Prime Ministers of the People's Republic of South Yemen, 1969-1970
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| Prime Ministers of the People's Republic of South Yemen | ||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |1 | Faysal al-Shaabi
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6 April 1969 | 22 June 1969 | National Liberation Front
<ref name="NF">Halliday 2002, pp. 17.</ref> | ||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |2 |
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Muhammad Ali Haitham
{{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Template:Small<ref name="exile">Halliday 2002, pp. 24.</ref> |
23 June 1969 | See below | National Liberation Front
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Prime Ministers of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1970-1990
| Template:Abbr | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
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Muhammad Ali Haitham
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See above | 2 August 1971
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National Liberation Front
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| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |3 | Ali Nasir Muhammad
{{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Template:Small<ref name="wrong">Halliday 2002, pp. 39.</ref> |
2 August 1971 | 21 December 1978 | National Liberation Front
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| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |Template:Small | 21 December 1978 | 14 February 1985
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Yemeni Socialist Party
<ref name="YSP">Halliday 2002, pp. 31.</ref> | |||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |4 | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
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14 February 1985
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8 February 1986 | Yemeni Socialist Party
<ref name="YSP" /> | ||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |5 |
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Yasin Said Numan
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8 February 1986 | 22 May 1990 | Yemeni Socialist Party
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For Prime Ministers after the unification of Yemen in 1990, see Prime Minister of Yemen.
Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1994
South Yemen also rebelled as the Democratic Republic of Yemen for a period of weeks in 1994.
| Template:Abbr | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
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| Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Yemen | ||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |6 | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
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21 May 1994 | 7 July 1994 | Yemeni Socialist Party
<ref name="YSP" /> | ||
