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Ministry Of Defense (Yemen)
The Ministry of Defense (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. 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. The decision included also the division of the military field across the country into seven military regions. Military regions # 1st Military Region in Seiyun, Hadhramaut. # 2nd Military Region in Mukalla, Hadhramaut. # 3 ...
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Government Of Yemen
The politics of Yemen are in an uncertain state due to the Houthi takeover in Yemen, Houthi takeover. An armed group known as the Houthi movement, Houthis or Ansar Allah seized control of the Northern Yemeni government and announced it would dissolve House of Representatives (Yemen), parliament, as well as install a "presidential council", "transitional national council", and "supreme revolutionary council" to govern the country for an interim period. However, the deposed president, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, has declared he is still in office and is working to establish a rival government in Aden. Prior to the coup, Yemen's politics nominally took place in a framework of a Semi-presidential system, semi-presidential Representative democracy, representative democratic republic. The President of Yemen, who is elected by popular vote from at least two candidates endorsed by Parliament, is the head of state; while the Prime Minister of Yemen, who is appointed by the President, is the h ...
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Marib
Marib (; Ancient South Arabian script, Old South Arabian: 𐩣𐩧𐩨/𐩣𐩧𐩺𐩨 ''Mryb/Mrb'') is the capital city of Marib Governorate, Yemen. It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of ''Saba’, Sabaʾ'' (), which some scholars believe to be the ancient Sheba of biblical fame. It is about east of Yemen's modern capital, Sanaa, and is in the region of the Sarawat Mountains. In 2005 it had a population of 16,794. However, in 2021, it had absorbed close to a million refugees fleeing the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present), Yemeni Civil War. History Ancient The Sabaean kingdom was based around Marib, with territory in northern Yemen. The Sabaean kings made their capital at Marib, and built great irrigation works such as the Marib Dam, whose ruins are still visible. The Marib Dam supported a flourishing culture for more than a thousand years. They also built castles and temples in the area, including, most notably the temples of Almaqah at Awwam and Barran Temple, Barr ...
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Mahmoud Al-Subaihi
Lieutenant General Mahmoud Ahmed Salem al-Subaihi (born 1948; ) is a Yemeni military officer currently serving as an advisor to the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council for Defense and Security Affairs. He was previously appointed Minister of Defense in President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi's government in November 2014 before resigning along with most other government officials in January 2015 in response to the Houthi takeover of Yemen. Early life and education Subaihi was born in 1948 in the town of Huwaireb in al-Mudharaba and Ras al-Ara district, Lahij Governorate. He earned a bachelor's degree in military science from the Military College in Aden in 1976 before travelling to the Soviet Union to study at the Frunze Military Academy in 1978. He received a master's degree in military science from the academy in 1982, before completing a command and staff course at the academy in 1988. Career 1976–1994 Subaihi first served as Director of the Office at the Ministr ...
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Mohammed Nasser Ahmed
Mohammed Nasser Ahmed (; born 1950) is a Yemeni major general, who was the defense minister of Yemen between 2006 and 2014. Education Ahmed was born on 1 January 1950 in Na`ab, Mudiyah District, Abyan Governorate Abyan ( ) is a governorates of Yemen, governorate of Yemen. The Abyan region was historically part of the Fadhli Sultanate. It was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army militant group. Its Capital (political), capital is the city of Zinjibar. .... He holds a master's degree in military science. Career Ahmed served in various capacities in Yemeni army and ministry of defense until 1994. That year he became director of logistics and supply. He later joined the Congress Party. He was appointed defense minister by President Ali Abdullah Saleh in February 2006. He succeeded Abdullah Ali Alewa in the post. Later, Ahmed began to cooperate with future President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. Ahmed retained his post in the government formed on 7 December 2012 after Saleh wa ...
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Abdullah Ali Alewa
Abdullah Ali Alewa (; born 1947– ) is a Yemeni politician and military officer. He served previously as chief of staff of Yemen Armed Forces and Minister of Defense. Early life and education He was born in 1947 in Haban, Shabwah governorate. He grew up and studied his basic and elementary education in Aden. He obtained a master's degree in Military Sciences from Air Academy in Kyiv in 1977. Career * Com of the Air Force and Air Defense, South Yemen * Chief of Staff of the Army, South Yemen * Deputy Minister of Defense, South Yemen * Com of Al-Jawf Axis, Governor of Al-Jawf Governorate, 1992 * Com of Shabwa The ancient city of Shabwa (; ) was the capital of the Kingdom of Hadhramaut at the South Arabian region of the Arabian Peninsula. The ruins of the city are located in the north of modern Shabwah Governorate of the Republic of Yemen. Pliny the E ... Axis, 1994 * Chief of Staff of Yemen Armed Forces, 1994 * Minister of Defense, 2001 * Advisor to Supreme Com of th ...
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General People's Congress (Yemen)
The General People's Congress (GPC; ) is a political party in Yemen. It has been the ''de jure'' ruling party of Yemen since 1993, three years after unification. The party is dominated by a nationalist line, and its official ideology is Arab nationalism, seeking Arab unity. In the course of the Yemeni Civil War, the party's founder and Leader Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed, while the GPC fractured into three factions backing different sides in the conflict. History The party was established on 24 August 1982 in Sana'a, North Yemen, by President Ali Abdullah Saleh, becoming an umbrella organisation that sought to represent all political interests. Frank Tachau (1994) ''Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa'', Greenwood Press, p633 Following Yemeni unification in 1990, and with Saleh continuing as president of the united country, it emerged as the largest party in the 1993 parliamentary elections, winning 123 of the 301 seats. It went on to win a major ...
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Dhamar Governorate
Dhamar (), also spelt ''Thamar'', is a governorate of Yemen located in the central highlands. Etymology Dhamar is named after Dhamar Ali Yahbur, who ruled the area that now comprises Dhamar Governorate as King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadhramaut and Yamnit. His name means "Owner of the order". Geography Dhamar Governorate has a total area of , and is divided among 12 administrative districts () and further divided into 314 '' 'Uzlat'' (sub-districts). According to the 2004 census, the population was 1,329,229 people, most of whom live in the governorate's 3,262 villages. A visitor may enter the governorate about south of the Sana'a Airport. The center of the governorate is about from Sana'a, the capital of Yemen. It is located to the south and southeast of Sana'a Governorate, to the north of Ibb Governorate, to the east of Al Hudaydah Governorate and to the northwest of Al Bayda' Governorate in the central highlands of Yemen. Much of the governorate lies between above sea ...
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7th Military Region (Yemen)
The 7th Military Region is a Military district, military region of Republic of Yemen Armed Forces, Armed Forces of Yemen. Its headquarters is in Dhamar Governorate. History The 7th region was established in 2013. On 10 April 2013 President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi issued a republication decree to restructure the military field into seven regions, including the 7th Military Region. The region is headquartered in Dhamar, Yemen, Dhamar city and supervises the military formations in Dhamar Governorate, Dhamar, Al Bayda Governorate, al-Baydah, Sanaa Governorate, Sanaa, and Ibb Governorate, Ibb Governorates. Structure The region basically consists of 7 military brigades, including; 30th Armored Brigade, 9th Infantry Brigade, 55 and 61 Artillery Brigades. Commanders * Major General Ali Mohsen Ali Muthana (10 April 2013–2016) * Major General Ismael al-Zahzuh (8 November 2016–23 August 2017) * Major General Nasser al-Dhaibani (23 August 2017–5 August 2018) * Major General Mohsen ...
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'Amran
ʿAmrān (; Old South Arabian: 𐩲𐩣𐩧𐩬 ''ʿmrn'') is a small city in western central Yemen. It is the capital of 'Amran Governorate, and was formerly part of Sana'a Governorate. It is located by road northwest of the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, at the upper (southern) end of the al-Bawn plain. According to the 2004 census it had a population of 76,863, and an estimated population of 92,763 in 2013. History and architecture 'Amran has a long history, dating to the pre-Islamic era. During that period, it was one of the main centers of the Bakil tribal confederation. At the time of the Sabaean kingdom, the town blossomed into a fortress. A series of bronze plaques from that time were found in the town in the mid-nineteenth century and are now in the British Museum The British Museum is a Museum, public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the wo ...
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6th Military Region (Yemen)
The Sixth Military Region is a military region of Armed Forces of Yemen. Its headquarters is in Amran Governorate. History The 6th region was established in 2013. On 10 April 2013 President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi issued a republication decree to restructure the military field into seven regions, including the 6th Military Region. The region is headquartered in Amran city and supervises the military units in Amran, Saada, and Al-Jawf Governorates. Structure The region basically consists of 16 military units and formations, including; 310th Armored Brigade, 127 Infantry Brigade, 125 Infantry Brigade, 133 Infantry Brigade, 102 and 101 Infantry Brigades, and 117 Border Guard Brigade. Leadership * Major General Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi (10 April 2013–12 July 2014) * Major General Mohammed al-Hawri (12 July 2014– 2015) * Major General Amin al-Waeli (2015– 2018) * Major General Hashim al-Ahmar (2018– 2020) * Major General Amin al-Waeli Major general Ameen Abdullah a ...
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Hajjah
Hajjah () is the capital city of Hajjah Governorate in north-western Yemen. It is located 127 kilometres northwest of Sana'a, at an elevation of about 1800 metres. As of 2003, the Hajjah City District had a population of 53,887 inhabitants. Etymology According to Arab traditions, the name Hajjah came from Hajjah Ibn Aslam Ibn Ali Ibn Hashid. Some traditions say that Hajjah was also called Hajour, all the tribes in Hajjah are branches from Hajour tribe. History Historically, the name ''Hajjah'' referred to a district rather than a town. It was the mountainous region around the modern town, stretching northward towards al-Zafir, and separated from the mountain formations to the east, west, and north by the Wadi Sharis and the Wadi Mawr. There were numerous forts in this area during the Middle Ages. The 10th-century writer al-Hamdani counted Hajjah as part of the broader districts of Sarāt Qudam or Sarāt al-Maṣāniʽ, with Hajjah appearing to be on the border betw ...
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