The Ministry of Defense (MoD; Arabic: ÃÂòçñé çÃÂïÃÂçù) is a government ministry of Yemen that is responsible for the Yemen Armed Forces. The incumbent Minister of Defense is general Taher al-Aqili, who was appointed in February 2026. The main headquarters of the Ministry is in Sana'a.
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. The decision included also the division of the military field across the country into seven military regions.