Leaders

Rashad al-Alimi

Who leads Yemen? Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman, Presidential Leadership Council. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

Chairman, Presidential Leadership Council — Yemen

Record & power

Record score	43
Power score	28

Country momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

Kept the internationally recognized government alive through fragmentation.
World Bank: real GDP contracted 1.5% in 2025 and projects -0.5% in 2026; government revenue just 5.6% of GDP.
Empowerment is impossible amid the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
Saudi-UAE coalition backing plus US/UK strikes against the Houthis.

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Yemen Rankings

Across the Bureau

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