Yemen
Official Name: Republic of Yemen Capital: Sanaa Government type: Republic Independence Date: 22 May 1990 (Merger of North and South Yemen)History
General History
861 - 997 The Ya'furid Dynasty rules over San'a
1022 - 1159 The Najahid Dynasty rules over Zabid
1047 - 1138 The Sulayhid Dynasty rules over Yemen
1173 - 1174 Ayyubids invade & control South Yemen and Aden
1173 - 1229 The Ayyubid Dynasty rules over Yemen
1173 - 1229 South Yemen is under Ayyubid rule for 50 years
1229 The Rasulids break away from Ayyubid rule
1229 - 1442 The Rasulid Dynasty rules over Yemen
1229 - 1442 South Yemen is under Rasulid rule
1454 - 1516 The Tahirid Dynasty rules over Yemen
1454 - 1516 South Yemen is under Tahirid rule
1517 Yemen is annexed to the Ottoman Empire
1517 Ottoman Empire defends South Yemen from Portuguese
1728 - 1967 Kingdom of Lahej exists independent of South Yemen
1728 - 1967 Abdali sultans rule Kingdom of Lahej
1839 British capture Aden from Sultan of Lahej
1839 South Yemen is under British domination
1839 - 1967 Aden becomes a British colony
1866 - 1967 The Kingdoms of Shihr & Makalla exist
Rulers and Leaders
Presidents
1990- Ali Abdüllah Saleh
Prime Ministers
1990-1994 Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
1994 Mohammed Said al-Attar (acting)
1994- Abdel Aziz Abdel Ghani
South Yemen
Presidents
1967-1969 Qahtan as-Shaabi
1969-1978 Salem Rubayyi Ali
1978 Ali Nasser Mohammed Husani
1978-1980 Abdül Fattah Ismail
1980-1986 Ali Nasser Mohammed Husani
1986-1990 Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
Prime Ministers
1967 Hussein Bayoomi (acting)
1967-1969 Qahtan as-Shaabi
1969 Faisal as-Shaabi
1969-1971 Mohammed Haithem
1971-1985 Ali Nasser Mohammed Husani
1985-1986 Haider al-Attas
1986-1990 Yasin Said Numan
North Yemen
Rulers
1022-1062 al-Mu'ayyad Najah
1080-1088 Sa'id al-Ahwal
1088-1105 Jayyash
1105-1109 al-Fatik I
1109-1123 al-Mansur
1123-1136 al-Fatik II
1136-1159 al-Fatik III
Presidents
1962-1967 Abdüllah as-Sallal
1967-1974 Abdel Rahman al-Iriani
1974-1977 Ibrahim al-Hamadi
1977-1978 Ahmed al-Ghashmi
1978 Abdul al-Arashi
1978-1990 Ali Abdüllah Saleh
Prime Ministers
1955-1962 King Ahmad
1962 King Mohammed el-Badr
1962-1964 Abdüllah al-Sallal
1964-1965 Hamoud al-Jaifi
1965 Hassan al-Amri
1965 Ahmed Nooman
1965 Abdüllah al-Sallal
1965-1966 Hassan al-Amri
1966-1967 Abdüllah al-Sallal
1967 Muhsin el-Aini
1967-1969 Hassan al-Amri
1969-1970 Abüllah al-Khorshumi
1970-1971 Muhsin el-0Aini
1971 Abdel Sabra
1971 Ahmed Nooman
1971 Hassan al-Amri
1971-1972 Muhsin el-Aini
1972-1974 Abdüllah al-Agri
1974 Hassan Makki
1974-1975 Muhsin el-Aini
1975 Abdel Deifallah (acting)
1975-1980 Abdel Aziz Abdel Ghani
1980-1983 Abdel Karim al-Iriani
1983-1990 Abdel Aziz Abdel Ghani
San'a (Yafurid Dynasty)
Rulers
861- 872 Ya'fur bin Abdül-Rahman
872- 892 Mohammed bin Ya'fur
892 Abdül-Qadir bin Ahmad
892- 898 Ibrahim
898- 943 As'ad
943- 963 Mohammed bin Ibrahim
963- 997 Abdüllah bin Kahtan
Lahej Sultanate
Sultans
1728-1742 Fadl I
1742-1753 Abdül-Karim I
1753-1777 Abdül-Hadi
1777-1792 Fadhl II
1792-1827 Ahmad I
1827-1847 Mohsin
1847-1849 Ahmad II
1849-1863 Ali I
1863 Fadhl III
1863-1874 Fadhl IV
1874-1898 Fadhl III
1898-1914 Ahmad III
1914-1915 Ali II
1915-1947 Abdul Karim II
1947-1952 Fadhl V
1952-1958 Ali III al-Karim
1959-1967 Fadhl VI
Fadhli Sultanate
Sultans
1887-1907 Ahmad I
1907-1924 Hussain bin Ahmad
1924-1927 Abdül Qadar
1927-1936 Abdüllah
1936-1941 Salih
1941-1962 Abdüllah bin Othman
1962-1964 Ahmad II
1964-1967 Nasir bin Abdüllah
Yemen (Sulayhid Dynasty)
Rulers
1047-1067 Ali bin Mohammed
1067-1084 al-Mukarram Ahmad
1084-1138 as-Sayyida Arwa
1084-1091 al-Mukarram al-Asghar Ali
1091-1099 al-Mansur Saba
Yemen (Ayyubid Dynasty)
Rulers
1173-1181 al-Mu'azzma Shamsuddin
1181-1197 al-Aziz Zahiruddin Tughtigin
1197-1202 Mu'izzuddin Isma'il
1202-1214 an-Nasir Ayyub
1214-1215 al-Muzaffar Sulayman
1215-1229 al-Mas'ud Salahuddin Yusuf
Yemen (Rasulid Dynasty)
Rulers
1229-1250 al-Mansur Nuruddin Umar I
1250-1295 al-Muzaffar Shamsuddin Yusuf I
1295-1296 al-Ashraf Munahhiduddin Umar II
1296-1322 al-Mu'ayyad Hizabruddin Da'ud
1322-1363 al-Mujahid Saifuddin Ali
1363-1377 al-Afdal Dirghamuddin al-Abbas
1377-1400 al-Ashraf Mumahhiduddin Isma'il I
1400-1424 an-Nasir Salahuddin Ahmad
1424-1427 al-Mansur Abdüllah
1427-1428 al-Ashraf Isma'il II
1428-1439 az-Zahir Yahya
1439-1442 al-Ashraf Isma'il III
1442 al-Muzaffar Yusuf II
Yemen (Tahirid Dynasty)
Rulers
1454-1460 az-Zafir Salahuddin Amir I
1460-1478 al-Mujahid Shamsuddin Ali
1478-1489 al-Mansur Tajuddin Abdül-Wahhab
1489-1516 az-Zafir Salahuddin Amir II
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