Executive Branch
See also: Cabinet of YemenThe President is elected by direct, popular vote for a seven-year term. The vice-president, prime minister and deputy prime ministers are appointed by the President. The Council of Ministers is appointed by the President on the advice of the prime minister. President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been head of state in Unified Yemen since 1990 (since 1978 in North Yemen) and was democratically elected in 1999. In the September 2006 presidential elections Saleh was challenged by a coalition of five leading opposition parties, the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP), which fronted the candidate Faisal bin Shamlan. President Saleh was reported to have decided in 2005 not to run for another term in office, but was later convinced by a public demonstration calling him to continue as leader of the country to run again.
| Office | Name | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Abd Rabbuh Mansur Al-Hadi | General People's Congress | 23 November 2011 |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed Basindawa | Independent | 7 December 2011 |
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