Kingdom of Yemen

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Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية (Arabic) al-Mamlakah al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah
1918–1970
Flag (1927–1970) Coat of arms
Anthem: "Royal Salute" (تحية ملكية)
The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen from 1918-1923 The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen from 1924-1962
Status	Member of the United Arab States (1958–1961)
Capital	Sanaa (1918–1948) Taiz (1948–1962)
Common languages	Arabic
Religion	Zaydi Shia Islam (official)
Government	Islamic theocratic absolute monarchy
King-Imam
• 1918–1948	Yahya Hamid ed-Din
• 1948–1962	Ahmad bin Yahya
• 1962–1970	Muhammad al-Badr
History
• Independence from the Ottoman Empire	30 October 1918
• Admitted to the United Nations	30 September 1947
• 26 September Revolution	26 September 1962
• Yemeni monarchy abolished	1 December 1970
Currency	North Yemeni rial
Time zone	UTC+3
Calling code	967
Preceded by Succeeded by Yemen Vilayet Idrisid Emirate of Asir Yemen Arab Republic
Today part of	Yemen

The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (Arabic: المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية al-Mamlakah al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah), also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or simply as Yemen, or, retrospectively, as North Yemen, was a state that existed between 1918 and 1962 in the northwestern part of what is now Yemen. Its capital was Sana'a until 1948, then Taiz.^[1] From 1962 to 1970, it maintained control over portions of Yemen until its final defeat in the North Yemen Civil War. Yemen was admitted to the United Nations on 30 September 1947.^[2]