Presidential Leadership Council

Yemen's executive body

This article is about the Yemeni presidential council formed in 2022. For other uses, see Presidential Council.

Presidential Leadership Council

Central government

Emblem of Yemen

Overview
Established| 7 April 2022 (2022-04-07)
State| Yemen
Leader| President (Rashad al-Alimi)
Vice President (Aidarus al-Zoubaidi)
Appointed by| Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
Headquarters| Aden, Yemen[1]
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Politics of Yemen

Member State of the Arab League

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Constitution

* Legal system
* Human rights
* LGBT rights

Executive

* Presidential Leadership Council (in Aden)

Chairman:

Rashad al-Alimi
Deputy Chairman:

Sultan Ali al-Arada
Aidarus al-Zoubaidi
Tareq Saleh
Abdullah al-Alimi Bawazeer
Abed al-Rahman Abu Zara’a
Othman Hussein Megali
Faraj Salmin Al-Buhsani
* Supreme Political Council (in Sanaa)

Chairman: Mahdi al-Mashat
* Prime Minister

Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (in Aden)
Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (in Sanaa)
* Cabinet

Legislature

* House of Representatives

Speaker: Sultan al-Barakani (in Seiyun)
* Shura Council

Administrative divisions

* Governorates
* Districts

Elections

* Recent elections

* Presidential: 2012
* next

* Parliamentary: 2003
* next

* Political parties

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister

Shaya Mohsen Al-Zindani (in Aden)
Hisham Sharaf (in Sanaa)

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Yemen

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* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

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The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC; Arabic: مجلس القيادة الرئاسي, romanized: Majlis al-Qiyādah al-Riʼāsī) is the executive body of Yemen's internationally recognized government, formed on 7 April 2022. It is chaired by Rashad Muhammad Al-Alimi and has a membership of eight, including representatives from Southern Transitional Council.[2][3] The decree claims all powers of the president and vice president have been transferred to this council. However, it also vests the chairman with sweeping personal powers, including the ability to unilaterally command the military and appoint governors and other key officials.[4]

As of May 2023, three of the eight seats in the Presidential Leadership Council are held by members of the Southern Transitional Council.[5]

## Members

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* Rashad al-Alimi (chairman), a former adviser to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.
* Aidarus al-Zoubaidi (vice chairman), the current president and commander of the Southern Transitional Council and the de facto leader of the Southern Movement in Yemen.
* Tareq Saleh (vice chairman), a Yemeni military commander and the nephew of the late President Ali Abdullah Saleh. He is the leader of the National Resistance.
* Sultan Ali al-Arada (vice chairman), considered one of the most prominent tribal and military figures and is also governor of Marib Governorate. He is a member of the Al-Islah party.
* Abdullah al-Alimi Bawazeer (vice chairman), was considered one of President Hadi’s inner circle. He also is a member of the Al-Islah party.
* Abed al-Rahman Abu Zara’a (member), known among Yemenis as Abu Zara'a Al Muharrami, he also leads the UAE-backed Southern Movement's Giants Brigades. He is known to be a Salafist. He is a member of Southern Transitional Council.[6]
* Othman Hussein Megali (member), a lawmaker and one of the tribal leaders in Sa'dah, the main stronghold of the Houthis.
* Faraj Salmin al-Bahsani (member), the former governor of Hadramaut[7] and former commander of the second military region that operates in the province.[2] He was appointed as the vice-chairman of Southern Transitional Council in May 2023.[8]

## See also

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* Consultation and Reconciliation Commission

## References

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1. ^ Al-Sakani, Ali (19 April 2022). "Yemen inaugurates new presidential council". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
2. ^ a b Salem, Mostafa; Kolirin, Lianne (7 April 2022). "Hopes of peace in Yemen as President hands power to new presidential council". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
3. ^ Ghobari, Mohamed (7 April 2022). "Yemen president sacks deputy, delegates presidential powers to council". Reuters. Aden. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
4. ^ Ardemagni, Eleonora (9 June 2022). "Yemen's Post-Hybrid Balance: The New Presidential Council". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
5. ^ Furlan, Marta (29 March 2023). "Developments In Southern Yemen: Significance, Implications, And Prospects For Peace". Orion Policy Institute. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023.
6. ^ "Yemen's Southern Transitional Council reshuffle strengthens body, analysts say". National News. 9 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023.
7. ^ "تعيين مبخوت بن مبارك يسلم بن ماضي محافظا لمحافظة حضرموت". Archived from the original on 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
8. ^ "Yemen's Southern Transitional Council reshuffle strengthens body, analysts say". National News. 9 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023.

## External links

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* Hadi's decree forming the PLC

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Yemeni civil war (2014–present)

* Timeline
* Outline
* Yemeni crisis

Background|

* Houthi insurgency in Yemen
* Houthi takeover in Yemen
* Aftermath of the Houthi takeover in Yemen
* Battle of Sanaa (2014)
* Human rights in Yemen

Battles
and attacks|

* Shabwah Governorate offensive (2014–present)
* Battle of Aden Airport
* 2015 Sanaa mosque bombings: March and September
* Marib campaign
* Battle of Dhale
* Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen
* Battle of Aden (2015)
* Abyan campaign (March–August 2015)
* Lahij insurgency
* Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
* Shabwah campaign (March–August 2015)
* Battle of Mukalla (2015)
* Taiz campaign (2015–present)
* September 2015 Marib Tochka missile attack
* Aden unrest (2015–present)
* October 2015 Aden missile attack
* 2015 Aden car bombing
* Aden Christian attack
* 2016 Aden car bombing
* 23 May 2016 Aden bombings
* August 2016 Aden bombing
* December 2016 Aden suicide bombings
* Zinjibar and Jaar
* December 2015 Taiz missile attack
* Nihm Offensive
* Battle of Port Midi
* Hadramaut Insurgency
* Southern Abyan Offensive (2016)
* Abyan conflict (2016–2018)
* Battle of Mukalla (2016)
* May 2016 Yemen police bombings
* June 2016 Mukalla attacks
* 2016 Sanaa funeral airstrike
* Raid on Yakla
* Raid on Al Hathla
* Battle of Sanaa (2017)
* Battle of Aden (2018)
* Battle of Al Hudaydah
* Dahyan air strike
* Abha International Airport attack
* Battle of the Jabara Valley
* 2019 Abqaiq–Khurais attack
* January 2020 Marib attack
* Al-Jawf offensive
* Al Bayda offensive
* August 2020 Marib attack
* 2020 Aden attacks
* Battle of Marib
* 2021 Aden bombings
* 2022 Abu Dhabi attack
* Saada prison airstrike
* 2022 Jeddah missile attack
* 2022 Southern Yemen offensive
* Red Sea Crisis (2023-)
* Operation Prosperity Guardian

Reactions|

* Foreign involvement in the Yemeni civil war
* Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
* Blockade of Yemen
* Yemeni peace process
* United Arab Emirates takeover of Socotra

Impacts|

* Humanitarian crisis
* Famine
* Cholera outbreak
* Airstrikes on hospitals
* Refugees on Jeju Island
* COVID-19
* Water supply and sanitation
* War crimes and human rights violations

Belligerents|

| Alimi government|

* Pro-Alimi security forces
* Saleh loyalist defectors
* Al-Islah
* Popular Resistance
* Popular Committees
* Southern Movement
* Southern Transitional Council
* Republican Guard
* National Hadhrami Council

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Houthi government|

* Supreme Political Council
* Houthis
* Pro-Saleh forces
* Supreme Revolutionary Committee

People|

| Alimi government|

* Rashad al-Alimi
* Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
* Mahmoud al-Subaihi
* Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar
* Khaled Bahah
* Hussein Arab
* Ahmed Saleh
* Tareq Saleh

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Houthi government|

* Saleh Ali al-Sammad
* Mohamed al-Atifi
* Mohammed al-Houthi
* Hussein Khairan
* Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
* Ali Abdullah Saleh

Related|

* United States–Houthi conflict (2023–present)
* Reactions to the Saudi-led military intervention
* List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen

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