President of Yemen

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{{short description|Head of state of Yemen}}

{{Infobox political post

| post = Chairman

| body = the
Presidential Leadership Council
of the Republic of Yemen

| insignia = Presidential Standard of Yemen.svg{{!}}border

| insigniasize = 125px

| insigniacaption = Presidential Standard

| imagesize =

| image = Rashad al-Alimi (2023).jpg

| incumbent = Rashad al-Alimi

| incumbentsince = 7 April 2022{{pb}}Claimed by
Mahdi al-Mashat
(Supreme Political Council)
since 25 April 2018

| residence = Ma'shiq Palace ({{abbr|PLC|Presidential Leadership Council}}){{cite web |title=President al-Alimi receives crediting papers of Emirati Ambassador, praises Emirati support for Yemen |url=https://www.mofa-ye.org/Pages/22214/ |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |publisher=Saba News Agency |access-date=10 February 2023 |location=Aden |date=8 February 2023}}

| seat = {{plainlist|

• Aden ({{abbr|PLC|Presidential Leadership Council}})
• Sanaa ({{abbr|SPC|Supreme Political Council}})

}}

| termlength =

| department = Presidential Leadership Council

| salary = 280,000 YER monthly (2011){{cite web|url=https://marebpress.net/articles.php?id=9097|title=مأرب برس - راتب الرئيس ونائبة والوزراء بعد الإستراتيجية|first=مأرب|last=برس|website=مأرب برس}}

| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1990|5|22}}

| inaugural = Ali Abdullah Saleh

| deputy = Deputy Chairman

| website = {{plainlist|

• {{URL|https://presidentalalimi.net/}} ({{abbr|PLC|Presidential Leadership Council}})
• {{URL|https://twitter.com/Presidency_Ye|Official Twitter}} ({{abbr|SPC|Supreme Political Council}})

}}

}}

{{Politics of Yemen}}

The president of the Republic of Yemen ({{langx|ar| رئيس الجمهورية اليمنية}}) 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.

As of 7 April 2022, the powers of the president are exercised by the Presidential Leadership Council, headed by a chairman. The chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council is vested with sweeping powers, including the ability to unilaterally command the military and appoint governors and other key officials.{{cite web |last1=Ardemagni |first1=Eleonora |title=Yemen's Post-Hybrid Balance: The New Presidential Council |url=https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/2022/06/yemens-post-hybrid-balance-the-new-presidential-council?lang=en |website=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=9 June 2022}}

The first and longest-serving president of unified Yemen was Ali Abdullah Saleh and the second was Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, who took office on 27 February 2012. The legality of his claim to presidency is in question, as he was the only candidate in the 2012 election and the end of his mandate was originally set for 27 February 2014.[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/02/2012219133034774204.html Profile: Yemen's Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi] His mandate was extended for another year.[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-assassination-idUSBREA0K13420140121 Yemeni president's term extended, Shi'ite Muslim leader killed] However, he remained in power after the expiration of his mandate, and on 22 January 2015, he handed over his resignation.[http://www.sabanews.net/en/news387412.htm Hadi affirms her presidential resignation final] He reaffirmed that he intended on resigning two weeks later.[http://www.sabanews.net/en/news387412.htm Hadi affirms his presidential resignation final] After his resignation, the government was assumed by the Houthi Supreme Revolutionary Committee. However, on 21 February 2015, Hadi presented himself as the president again, in Aden. On 7 April 2022, in a televised address, Hadi resigned, dismissed Vice President Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, and transferred the powers of the president and vice president to the Presidential Leadership Council, with Rashad al-Alimi, former interior minister under President Saleh, as its chairman.{{cite news |last1=Ghobari |first1=Mohamed |title=Yemen president sacks deputy, delegates presidential powers to council |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemen-president-relieves-deputy-his-post-2022-04-07/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |work=Reuters |location=Aden |date=7 April 2022 |quote=With this declaration a Presidential Leadership Council shall be established to complete the implementation of the tasks of the transitional period. I irreversibly delegate to the Presidential Leadership Council my full powers in accordance with the constitution and the Gulf Initiative and its executive mechanism.}} Right after assuming his office, al-Alimi met King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed, during an official visit to Saudi Arabia on 29 April 2022 for support of all peace efforts in Yemen and the region.{{Cite web |date=29 April 2022 |title=Yemeni council head meets King Salman, crown prince in Jeddah |url=https://www.therahnuma.com/yemeni-council-head-meets-king-salman-crown-prince-in-jeddah/ |access-date=30 April 2022 |website=The Rahnuma Daily |language=en-US}}

The Hadi faction's claim to the presidency is contested by the Houthi Supreme Political Council's chairman, Mahdi al-Mashat, who is only recognized by Iran.{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/yemen-houthi-saleh-council-formation-criticised-160728194157722.html|title=Yemen: Houthi, Saleh council formation criticised by UN|website=www.aljazeera.com}}{{Cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-18/yemen-shiite-rebels-appoint-an-ambassador-to-iran-for-first-time | title=Yemen Shiite Rebels Appoint an Ambassador to Iran for First Time | newspaper=Bloomberg.com | date=18 August 2019 }}