List of Presidents of Yemen
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The President of the Republic of Yemen is the head of state in that country. The current President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has held the position since 1 October 1994. The position of President of Yemen was created in 1994.
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[edit] List of Heads of State of the Republic of Yemen (1990-Present)
[edit] Chairman of the Presidential Council
# | Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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1 | Ali Abdullah Saleh | 22 May 1990 | 1 October 1994 | General People's Congress |
[edit] President
# | Name | Term start | Term end | Political Party |
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1 | Ali Abdullah Saleh | 1 October 1994 | Incumbent | General People's Congress |
[edit] Latest election
Main article: Yemeni presidential election, 2006
Candidates - Nominating parties | Votes | % |
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Ali Abdullah Saleh - General People's Congress | 4,149,673 | 77.17 |
Faisal Bin Shamlan - Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) opposition coalition | 1,173,075 | 21.82 |
Others | 54,490 | 1.01 |
Total valid votes (turnout 65.2%) | 5,377,238 | 100.00 |
Invalid votes | 648,580 | |
Total votes cast | 6,025,818 | |
Registered voters | 9,248,456 | |
Source: Yemen Times |