Mohsen Al-Daeri
محسن الداعري
Minister of Defense
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 July 2022 Disputed by Mohamed al-Atifi (Supreme Political Council)
President	Rashad al-Alimi
Preceded by	Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi
Personal details
Born	1965 (age 58–59) Al-Shoayb, Jahaf District, Dhale Governorate
Military service
Allegiance	Yemen

Mohsen Mohammed Al-Daeri (born 1965) is a Yemeni 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.^[1] 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 in Dhale Governorate.^[2] He received his basic and primary education in Al-Dhale governorate. He pursued his high education in Lahj 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 in 1988.^[2]

Military education

• Master in Military Sciences, The Command and Staff College, Sana'a, 2000^[3]
• War College Graduate Fellowship, 2008^[3]
• Brigade Commanders Course, Thulaya Military Institute, Aden,1996^[3]
• Battalions Commanders Course, Thulaya Military Institute, Aden,1993^[3]
• Bachelor in Military Sciences, Military College, Aden,1985^[3]

Main commands

• Yemeni Defense Minister, 2022-present^[1]
• Chief of the Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces' Joint Operations, 2019^[2]
• Commander of the 14th Armored Brigade, Marib, 2012–2019^[2]
• Commanders of the 122nd Infantry Brigade, Saada, 2010–2012^[2]
• Chief of Staff of the 135th Infantry Brigade, the Northwest Military Region, 2010^[2]
• Chief of Operations of the Air Defense Brigade, the Northwest Military Region, 2003–2010^[2]