The Yemeni Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Yemen. They include the Yemeni Army,Yemeni Navy and the Yemeni Air Force. The capital of the country,Sana’a is where the military is headquartered. Per the constitution of Yemen,the President of Yemen serves as the commander-in-chief.
Lieutenant General Abd-Al-Minaam Khaleel was an Egyptian general in the Egyptian Army.
Ali Mohsen Saleh al-Ahmar,sometimes spelled Muhsin,is a Yemeni military officer who served as the vice president of Yemen from 2016 to 2022,when he was dismissed by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi,who transferred the powers of the president and vice president to the Presidential Leadership Council. He is a general in the Yemeni Army and was the commander of the northwestern military district and the 1st Armoured Division. He played a leading role in the creation of the General People's Congress.
The Yemeni Republican Guard,formerly called the Strategic Reserve Forces,was an elite formation of the Yemen Army. It was formerly commanded by the former President Ali Abdullah Saleh's son,Ahmed Saleh. It was most notably involved in the 2011 Yemeni uprising,fighting in favour of the Saleh government. The unit was traditionally relied on as the backbone of the regime,and the unit was the best armed and trained in the armed forces. The Defence Ministry both overlooked and engaged in corruption with the unit in order to ensure the loyalty of the unit's leadership.
Sedki Sobhy Sayyid Ahmad is an Egyptian politician and former General who was Minister of Defence of Egypt from 2014 until 2018. Sobhy previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from August 2012 to March 2014. He was sworn in as Minister of Defence in March 2014 after Abdul Fattah al-Sisi resigned so he could stand for the presidency. He also commanded the Third Army for a time.
The Second Field Army is a military formation of the Egyptian Army,formed in 1968. Army headquarters is at Ismailia. It is usually commanded by a field commander of lieutenant-general rank of at least 34 years' service,and reports directly to the Army General Headquarters and General Staff.
Major general Mahmoud al-Subaihi is a Yemeni military officer. He served in the cabinet of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi as defence minister. In the Yemen Army,he holds the rank of major general. He was appointed to head the Ministry of Defence by Prime Minister Khaled Bahah in November 2014.
Hussein Nagi Khairan is a Yemeni military officer. Until November 2016,he served as defense minister for the Houthi-appointed government of Yemen,having been appointed on 22 March 2015,after the defection of Mahmoud al-Subaihi to the internationally recognised government of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in Aden. According to a Houthi political official,Khairan's appointment placed him in direct command of all military units except for those loyal to Hadi. He reportedly took charge of the military offensive against Hadi's holdouts in southern Yemen.
The Battle of Dhale was a key fight for control of Dhale,Yemen,between the Houthis and Yemen Army units loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh on one side,and militiamen and Yemen Army units loyal to Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi on the other side.
The Abyan campaign was a campaign for control of the Abyan Governorate of Yemen,between the Houthis and Yemen Army units loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh on one side,and militiamen and Yemen Army units loyal to Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi on the other side,supported by jihadists of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The Pro-Hadi Forces recaptured the Abyan Governorate on 11 August 2015,after launching an offensive on pro-Houthi forces in early August.
The Shabwah campaign was a campaign for control of the Shabwah Governorate of Yemen,between the Houthis and Yemen Army units loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh on one side,and militiamen and Yemen Army units loyal to Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi on the other side. The offensive was also launched during a previously started AQAP offensive.
Major General Aidarus Qassem Abdulaziz Al-Zubaidi is the Vice President within the Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) and president of the Southern Transitional Council and the de facto leader of the Southern Movement in Yemen. He previously served as the governor of Aden Governorate from December 2015 to April 2017.
Mohamed al-Atifi is the Defence Minister of the Houthi government since 28 November 2016.
Lieutenant General Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi is a Yemeni military officer. On 28 July 2022 he appointed by Rashad Al-Alaimi as an advisor to the Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council for military and security affairs. He was previously Yemeni Minister of Defense,and a military advisor to former President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. He also served as chief of staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces.
Major General Mohammed Abdullah Saleh Afash was the first Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Central Security Forces and one of its leaders and the brother of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh Afash. He died on 14 May 2001 in London and his body was transferred to Sanaa.
Field Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa is a Bahraini soldier who serves as Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF).
Sagheer Hamoud ِAhmed Aziz,sometimes spelled "Sagher Hamood,or Saghir",commonly known as Sagheer bin Aziz,is a Yemeni politician,MP,and military officer. He is the current chief of the Yemeni Armed Forces Staff. He is also a GPC member in the Yemeni Parliament,for the parliamentary session 2003–2009 for constituency No. (280) B Amran Governorate,north Yemen. On 28 February 2020,he was appointed as Chief of the General Staff of the Yemeni Army and promoted to Lt. Gen.
The Ministry of Defense is 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. The main headquarters of the Ministry is in Sana'a.
Nasser Ali Abdullah al-Dhaibani was a Yemeni army major general who served as head of the Military Operations Authority of Yemeni Army. In 2021 he was killed during battles with the Houthis.
The Fourth Military Region is a military region of Armed Forces of Yemen. Its headquarters locates in Aden city,the interim capital of Yemen.
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