Ministry of Defense (Yemen)

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.

Ministry of Defense
Agency overview
Formed1990
JurisdictionGovernment of Yemen
HeadquartersSana'a, Aden
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Yemeni
Armed Forces
Leadership
Military services

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
  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)

(1990–
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

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.
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