Mohsen Mohammed Al-Daeri (born 1965) is a
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
i military officer and the minister of defense; he was appointed to this position on 28 July 2022 and promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant general
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...
.
He previously served as deputy head of the
Yemeni military joint operations.
Early life and education
Mohsen Al-Daeri was born in 1965 in Al-Shoayb, a village in
Jahaf District
Jahaf District is a district of the Dhale Governorate, Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and b ...
in
Dhale Governorate.
He received his basic and primary education in Al-Dhale governorate. He pursued his high education in
Lahj
Lahij or Lahej ( ar, لحج, Laḥj, links=no), also called al-Hawtah, is a city and an area located between Ta'izz and Aden in Yemen. From the 18th to the 20th century, its rulers were of the Abdali branch of the Al-Sallami tribe who trace t ...
governorate. He entered the Military College in
Aden in 1983 and graduated with the rank of lieutenant in 1985. He got a diploma in Social Sciences,
University of Aden
The University of Aden is the first Yemeni university beside Sana'a university at the same year founded in the Republic of Yemen.
History
The foundation of the College of Education in 1970 and Nasser’s College for Agricultural Sciences in 1972 w ...
in 1988.
Military education
* Master in Military Sciences, The Command and Staff College, Sana'a, 2000
* War College Graduate Fellowship, 2008
* Brigade Commanders Course, Thulaya Military Institute, Aden,1996
* Battalions Commanders Course, Thulaya Military Institute, Aden,1993
* Bachelor in Military Sciences, Military College, Aden,1985
Main commands
* Chief of Operations of the Air Defense Brigade, the Northwest Military Region, 2003–2010
* Chief of Staff of the 135th Infantry Brigade, the Northwest Military Region, 2010
* Commanders of the 122nd Infantry Brigade, Saada, 2010–2012
* Commander of the 14th Armored Brigade, Marib, 2012–2019
* Chief of the Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces' Joint Operations, 2019
* Yemeni Defense Minister, 2022
References
Yemeni generals
Yemeni military personnel of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
Living people
Defense ministers of Yemen
Ministry of Defense (Yemen)
People from Dhale Governorate
1965 births
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