List of leaders of South Yemen

General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party
Emblem of the Yemeni Socialist Party
Abolished	22 May 1990

The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen became independent as the "People's Republic of Southern Yemen" in November 1967, after the British withdrawal from the Federation of South Arabia and the Protectorate of South Arabia. In May 1990, South Yemen unified with the Yemen Arab Republic (commonly referred to as North Yemen) to form the united Republic of Yemen. During the May–July 1994 Civil War, South Yemen seceded from the united Yemen and established the short-lived Democratic Republic of Yemen.

Heads of party

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Yemeni Socialist Party
1		Abdul Fattah Ismail عبد الفتاح إسماعيل علي الجوفي (1939–1986)	21 December 1978	21 April 1980
2		Ali Nasir Muhammad علي ناصر محمد الحسني (1939–)	21 April 1980	24 January 1986
3		Ali Salem al Beidh علي سالم البيض (1939–)	24 January 1986	7 July 1994

See also

• President of Yemen
• Prime Minister of Yemen

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Halliday, Fred (2002). Revolution and Foreign Policy: The Case of South Yemen, 1967-1987. Cambridge University Press. p. 336. ISBN 0-521-89164-7.

External links

• World Statesmen – South Yemen