Ministry of Defense (Yemen)

Ministry of Defense

Agency overview
Formed	1990
Jurisdiction	Government of Yemen
Headquarters	Sana'a, Aden
Minister responsible	Mohsen Mohammed Al-Daeri
Agency executive	Sagheer Hamoud Aziz, Chief of the Staff

The Ministry of Defense is (MoD; Arabic: وزارة الدفاع) is a government ministry of Yemen that is responsible for the Yemen Armed Forces. The current minister of defense is Lt. Gen. Mohsen Mohammed al-Daeri, who was appointed on 28 July 2022.[1] The main headquarters of the Ministry is in Sana'a.

Authority

According to the constitution of Yemen, the President of Yemen serves as the commander-in-chief of Yemen Armed Forces and is responsible for appointing the defense minister. On 19 December 2012, President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, issued a presidential decree to restructure the armed forces into five main branches: the air force and the air defense, the Navy and coastal defense, the land forces, the border guard, and the strategic reserve.[2] The decision included also the division of the military field across the country into seven military regions.

Military regions

Main article: Military regions (Yemen)

1. 1st Military Region in Seyoun, Hadramout.
2. 2nd Military Region in Mukkala, Hadramawt.
3. 3rd Military Region in Marib governorate.
4. 4th Military Region in Aden.
5. 5th Military Region in Hajjah.
6. 6th Military Region in Amran.
7. 7th Military Region in Dhamar.

List of ministers of defense

Republic of Yemen (1990–present)

No	Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Political affiliation
1	Haitham Qasem Taher		24 May 1990	30 May 1994	Socialist
2	Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi		30 May 1990	3 October 1994	GPC
3	Abdulmalik al-Sayani		6 October 1994	15 May 1997	GPC
4	Mohammed Dhayfulla Mohammed		15 May 1997	16 May 1998	GPC
5	Abdullah Ali Alewa		4 April 2001	16 May 2003
6	Mohammed Nasser Ahmed		11 February 2006	1 November 2014	GPC
7	Mahmoud Ahmed al-Subaihi[3]		8 November 2014	6 November 2018
8	Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi[4]		7 November 2018	28 July 2022
9	Mohsen Mohammed al-Daeri[5]		28 July 2022	incumbent

See also

• Republic of Yemen Armed Forces
• National Defence Council (Yemen)

References

1. "صدور قرار جمهوري بتعديل وزاري شمل وزارات الدفاع والنفط والكهرباء والاشغال". وكالة الانباء اليمنية Saba Net :: سبأ نت. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
2. "صدور قرار رئيس الجمهورية القائد الأعلى للقوات المسلحة بشأن المكونات الرئيسية للهيكل التنظيمي للقوات المسلحة". www.saba.ye (in Arabic). 20 December 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
3. "قرار جمهوري بتشكيل الحكومة وتسمية اعضائها". www.saba.ye (in Arabic). 8 November 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
4. "قرار جمهوري بتعيين الفريق المقدشي وزيراً للدفاع و اللواء عبدالله النخعي رئيساً لهيئة الأركان". وكالة الانباء اليمنية Saba Net :: سبأ نت. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
5. "صدور قرار جمهوري بتعديل وزاري شمل وزارات الدفاع والنفط والكهرباء والاشغال". وكالة الانباء اليمنية Saba Net :: سبأ نت. Retrieved 25 August 2022.