Presidential Leadership Council

The port city of Mukalla is located in southeastern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Case for Southern Yemen’s Independence
The Next Step Is to Consolidate Southern Self-Administration and Expand Internal Partnerships to Pave the Way to Statehood
November 27, 2025
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Khaled Alyemany
Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, Yemen's Southern Leadership Council president, at London's Chatham House in 2023.
Middle East Forum Observer
Yemen’s Southern Leader Aidarus al-Zoubaidi Makes His Move
Can the Presidential Leadership Council Transform the Founding Text Into a Binding Operational Mechanism, Rather than a Symbolic Agreement?
September 22, 2025
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Khaled Alyemany