Countries / Asia
YEM
Elections in Yemen
presidential system
Next election
date to be confirmed
RA
Rashad al-Alimi live
Head of state - General People's Congress
In office since
7 April 2022
Party
General People's Congress
Head of government
Salem Saleh bin Braik
Region
Asia
Next election
-
Government
presidential system
Capital
Sanaa
Population
28 250 420
Country facts
Legislature
Parliament of Yemen
Established
1990
Currency
Yemeni Rial
Official language
Arabic
Capital
Sanaa
Region
Asia
Area
455,503 km2
Election history
21 February 2012presidential
Yemeni presidential election
won: Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi ยท turnout 64.8%
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2025 - Ahmad Awad Bin Mubarak Salem Saleh bin Braik
peaceful - no coup recorded
2024 - Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed Ahmad Awad Bin Mubarak
peaceful - no coup recorded
2018 - Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed
peaceful - no coup recorded
2016 - Khaled Bahah Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher
peaceful - no coup recorded
2014 - Mohammed Basindawa Khaled Bahah
peaceful - no coup recorded
2011 - Ali Muhammad Mujawar Mohammed Basindawa
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.