The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, commonly referred to as South Yemen, became independent as the People's Republic of South Yemen in 1967.

The Prime Minister, appointed by the President, served as the head of government.

The first Prime Minister was not appointed until April of 1969.

(Birth–Death) فيصل عبد الطيف الشعبي (1935–1970) [1] محمد علي هيثم (1940–1993)[2] [1] (Birth–Death) محمد علي هيثم (1940–1993)[2] [2] [1] علي ناصر محمد الحسني (1939–)[3] [1] [3] [4] حيدر أبو بكر العطاس (1939–)[3] [3] [4] ياسين سعيد نعمان (1948–) [4] For Prime Ministers after the unification of Yemen in 1990, see Prime Minister of Yemen.

(Birth–Death) حيدر أبو بكر العطاس (1939–) (in rebellion) [4] This Yemen-related article is a stub.