Presidential Leadership Council

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The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC; Arabic: مجلس القيادة الرئاسي, romanized: Majlis al-Qiyādah al-Riʼāsī) is the executive body of the Yemen's internationally recognized government, formed on 7 April 2022. It is chaired by Rashad al-Alimi and initially had a membership of eight, including representatives from the Southern Transitional Council (STC). 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. As of May 2023, three of the eight seats in the Presidential Leadership Council were held by members of the STC. In December 2025, Saudi Arabian forces guarding the PLC's headquarters in Aden withdrew from the city amid the STC's takeover, with Saudi Arabian-aligned members of the Council—including chairman Rashad al-Alimi—leaving along with them, while the STC asserted...

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