President of South Yemen

President of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
رئيس جمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية
Emblem of Democratic Yemen
Presidential standard of South Yemen
Longest serving Salim Rubaya Ali 23 June 1969 – 26 June 1978
Residence	Al-Maashiq Palace
Seat	Crater, Aden Governorate
Appointer	General Command, Politburo, Central Committee or any party apparatus
Formation	30 November 1967
First holder	Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi (as President)
Final holder	Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (as President)
Abolished	22 May 1990

The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, commonly referred to as South Yemen, became independent as the People's Republic of South Yemen in 30 November,1967. The President of the Republic served as head of state, appointing a Prime Minister to serve as head of government.

In 22 June 1969, the left wing of National Liberation Front (NLF) took power in the country, reorganizing the government. The Chairman of the Presidential Council became the head of state. This was followed closely in 1970 by the renaming of the country to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. Another reorganization in 1978 after Yemen Socialist Party foundation in October made the head of state's title Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council. This lasted until unification with the Yemen Arab Republic in 22 May 1990, when the then-Chairman became the Prime Minister of the united Yemen.

President of the People's Republic of South Yemen, 1967-1969

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
President of the People's Republic of South Yemen
1		Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi قحطان محمد الشعبي (1920–1981)[1]	30 November 1967 [1]	22 June 1969 [2]	1 year, 204 days	National Liberation Front [3]

Chairmen of the Presidential Council, 1969-1978

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Chairmen of the Presidential Council
2		Salim Rubai Ali سالم ربيع علي "سالمين (1935–1978)[4]	23 June 1969	26 June 1978	9 years, 3 days	National Liberation Front [3]
3		Ali Nasir Muhammad علي ناصر محمد الحسني (1939–)[5]	26 June 1978	21 December 1978	184 days	National Liberation Front [3]
(3)			21 December 1978	27 December 1978		Yemeni Socialist Party [6]

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council, 1978-1990

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council
4		Abdul Fattah Ismail عبد الفتاح إسماعيل علي الجوفي (1939–1986)[5]	27 December 1978	21 April 1980	1 year, 116 days	Yemeni Socialist Party [6]
(3)		Ali Nasir Muhammad علي ناصر محمد الحسني (1939–)[7]	21 April 1980	24 January 1986	5 years, 278 days	Yemeni Socialist Party [6]
5		Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas حيدر أبو بكر العطاس (1939–)	24 January 1986	22 May 1990	4 years, 118 days	Yemeni Socialist Party [6]

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

References

1. Jessup, John E. (1998). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 659. ISBN 0-313-28112-2.
2. Jessup, John E. (1998). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 659. ISBN 0-313-28112-2.
3. Halliday 2002, pp. 17.
4. Halliday 2002, pp. 24.
5. Halliday 2002, pp. 34.
6. Halliday 2002, pp. 31.
7. Halliday 2002, pp. 35.