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The Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

is the head of government

Head of government

Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

in that country. The current Prime Minister, Ali Muhammad Mujawar, has held the position since 7 April 2007. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President

President of Yemen

The President of the Republic of Yemen is the head of state of Yemen.Under the Constitution of Yemen, the president is also the supreme commander of the armed forces and head of the executive branch of the Yemeni government....

. The position of Prime Minister of Yemen was created when the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen — also referred to as South Yemen, Democratic Yemen or Yemen — was a socialist republic in the present-day southern and eastern Provinces of Yemen...

and the Yemen Arab Republic

Yemen Arab Republic

The Yemen Arab Republic , also known as North Yemen or Yemen , was a country from 1962 to 1990 in the western part of what is now Yemen...

merged in 1990.

List of Prime Ministers of the Republic of Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

(1990-Present)

#	Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
1	Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas was appointed Prime Minister of Yemen by President Ali Abdullah Saleh when the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic united in 1990 to form present-day Yemen. Al-Attas served until 1994...	22 May 1990	9 May 1994	Yemeni Socialist Party Yemeni Socialist Party The Yemeni Socialist Party is a political party in Yemen.It was the ruling party in South Yemen, the only Marxist Arab state, before unification in 1990...
2	Muhammad Said al-Attar Muhammad Said al-Attar Muhammad Said al-Attar was the acting Prime Minister of Yemen for five months in 1994.-External links:*... (acting)	9 May 1994	6 October 1994	Non-party
3	Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani was a Yemeni politician who served as Prime Minister of Yemen from 1994 to 1997, under President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Ghani was a member of the General People's Congress party....	6 October 1994	14 May 1997	General People's Congress
4	Faraj Said Bin Ghanem Faraj Said Bin Ghanem Faraj Said Bin Ghanem was the Prime Minister of Yemen from 17 May 1997 to 29 April 1998.-References:...	14 May 1997	29 April 1998	Non-party
5	Abd al-Karim al-Iryani	29 April 1998	31 March 2001	General People's Congress
6	Abdul Qadir Bajamal Abdul Qadir Bajamal Abdul Qadir Bajamal was the Prime Minister of Yemen from 31 March 2001 until 7 April 2007. He is a member of the General People's Congress party and had been appointed by President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Before Bajamal's appointment as Prime Minister, he had served as Foreign Minister from 1998 to...	31 March 2001	7 April 2007	General People's Congress
7	Ali Muhammad Mujawar	7 April 2007	23 December 2011	General People's Congress
8	Mohammed Basindawa Mohammed Basindawa Mohammed Salij Basindawa is a Yemeni politician who was designated as Prime Minister of Yemen in November 2011. Born in Aden, Basindawa served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1994...	23 December 2011	Designate	Non-party

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