Vice President of Yemen
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The Vice President of the Republic of Yemen is the second highest political position in Yemen.
Image: President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Image: Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi 2013
Abdul Karim Abdullah al-Arashi, was a Yemeni politician who served as the President of the Yemen Arab Republic briefly from 24 June to 18 July 1978. He was preceded by Ahmed Al-Ghashmi and succeeded by Ali Abdullah Saleh. He also served as Vice President of Yemen Arab Republic, from 1978 to 1990, and the Speaker of the Constituent People's Assembly (Parliament) from 1978 to 1988, and the president of the Shura Council from 1988 to 1990.
Vice president Abdul Karim Abdullah Al-Arashi with then-president Ali Abdullah Saleh during the announcement of unified Yemen, 1990