6 Major General Mohammad Saleh al-Ameri Commander of Ground Forces 7 Major General Ibrahim Nasser Mohammed Commander of Air and Air Defence 8 Rear Admiral Sheikh Saeed Bin Hamdan Bin Mohammad Commander of Navy 11 October 2017 9 Brigadier General Ali Ahmed Coalition Commander Aden May 2015–January 2016 10 Brigadier General Ali el-Nuaimee Coalition Commander Aden January 2016–July 2016 11 Brigadier General Sultan el-Habsee Coalition Commander Aden July 2016–January 2017 12 Brigadier General Naser el-Otaibee Coalition Commander Aden January 2017–July 2017 13 Brigadier General Ahmed el-Blushee Coalition Commander Aden July 2017–January 2018 14 Brigadier General Muhammad Coalition Commander Aden January 15 Brigadier General Abd el-Salam Coalition Commander Western 3. Government of Yemen (a) Yemen Armed Forces Serial Name Position Location Date assumed role/Remarks 1 President Abdu Mansour Hadi Supreme Commander February 2012 2 General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar Adviser to the President for security and military affairs December 2012 3 General Mohammad Ahmed Salem Minister of Defence kidnapped on 25 2015 4 Major General Mohammad Ali Adviser to the Supreme Commander Acting Minister of Chief of the General Staff during May 2015 2017
Brigadier General Ali 19th Infantry Brigade Ateq October 2017 Ataq Axis Brigadier General Khaled Nasser Yaslim 107th Infantry Brigade Brigadier General Abdu Rabbu 312th Armored Brigade Sirwah Brigadier General Naji Hanash 3rd Mountain Brigade Ma’rib 9 Major General Fadhl Hasan 4th Military District Aden 21 November 2016 Brigadier General Abdallah al-Subehi 39th Armored Brigade Khor Maksar Brigadier General Abdallah Saleh Mohammad 120th Air Defence Brigade Aden Brigadier General Abu Hussien 15th Infantry Brigade Zinjibar Abyan Axis Brigadier General Mohammad Ahmed Mulhem Infantry Brigade Axis Brigadier General Abed Rabbu al-Tamje 115th Infantry Brigade Shaqra Abyan Axis Brigadier General Hamzah Ali Salim Infantry Brigade Jaar Abyan Axis Brigadier General Sadeq Serhan 22nd Armored brigade Ta’izz Ta’izz Axis Brigadier General Rhman 17th Infantry Brigade Central Prison, Ta’izz Ta’izz Axis Brigadier General Adnan al-Hamadi 35th Armored Brigade and Ta’izz airport Ta’izz Axis Brigadier General Abdel Aziz 170th Air Defence Brigade Bab Al-Mandab Ta’izz Axis Brigadier General Thabit Muthana Naji al-Jwas 131st Infantry Brigade Anad Airbase Anad Axis Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Abedalhaq 201st Mech Brigade Lahij Anad Axis Brigadier General Abu Faraj 31st Armored Brigade Aden Anad Axis
Brigadier General Abdullah 39th Aviation Brigade Khor Maksar Anad Axis Major General Muqbil Saleh 33rd Armored Brigade Al-Dhale’e Governor of 10 Major General Yahya Hussien Salah 5th Military District Midi 27 February 2018 11 Major General Hashem Abdallah al-Ahmar 6th Military District Al-Jawf 27 February 2018 12 Major General Naser al-Dhebani 7th Military District Nahim August 2017 13 Brigadier General Abd Rubbo Hadi Mansour Presidential Protection Brigades Aden Brigadier General Sanad Abdallah al-Rahwa 1st Presidential Brigade Kraiter Al-Masheq Palace Brigadier General Abd al-Raqib Dabwan 2nd Presidential Brigade Ta’izz Brigadier General Ibrahim Haydan al-Sayari 3rd Presidential Brigade Khor Makser Brigadier General Muhran al-Qubati 4th Presidential Brigade Dar Said Now in Brigadier General Adnan Rzaiq 5th Presidential Brigade Ta’izz (b) Provincial Security, Security Belt Forces and Elite Forces Serial Name Position Location Remarks 1 Major General Shall al-Shaye Security Director Aden 2 Brigadier General Wadah Omer Abdul Aziz Security Belt Forces Commander and 2nd support Brigade Aden 3 Brigadier General Mounir Muhamoud Ali (Abu Yamamah) 1st Support Brigade Aden 4 Brigadier General Nabil 3rd Support Brigade Aden Removed in 2017
5 Brigadier General al-Sayed Security Director Lahij 6 Captain Faisel Security Belt Commander Lahij 7 Colonel Hader 4th Support Brigade Lahij 8 Colonel Mukhtar Ali al-Nubi 5th Support Brigade Rdafan, 9 Colonel Khader Security Director 10 Brigadier General Abd al-Latif Security Belt Commander Abyan 11 General Faraj Salemin Hadramaut Elite Forces Commander Hadramaut Governor of Hadramaut 12 Lieutenant colonel Mohammed Salem al-bohar Shabwani Elite Forces Commander Shabwah 13 Mahdi Mohammed Barahma Rapid Intervention Forces Shabwah (c) Armed Groups Serial Name Position Location Area of control/Remarks 1 Hamoud Saeed (no military rank) Chief of Military Council for Resistance Ta’izz Al-Rawdah and Zayed al-Mushki Kalabah, parts of Al-Tahrir, Hawd Al-Ashraaf and Jabal Al-Ikhwah The outskirts of Al-Kamb Tho`baat 2 Colonel Adel Abdo Farea (Abu al-Abbas) Homat al-Aqeedah Ta’izz Old City Cairo Fort and the buildings of Political Security Entire Mudaffar and Al-Qahira Jumhuri Al-Jahmaliya area Thawra
3 Adnan Ruzayq (no military rank) Hasm Battalions Ta’izz HQ at Ta’izz University Al-Manakh Parts of the old airport area Hawdh Al-Ashraf 4 Sheikh Sadek Mahyoob Hasan (Abu al-Sadouk) (no military rank) Kata`ib Ta’izz Osaiferah Al-’Ashrafiyah Bab Musa and the Old Town Al-Ashraf between Jahmailya and Thawra Hospital 5 al-Hussein bin Ali, currently Azaam al-Farhan (no military rank) The Tramps Brigade Active in the western parts of the city and in mountain region 6 Abu Zerah (no military rank) Yemeni Commander of Hudaydah Front Hudaydah 7 Brigadier General Tareq Saleh National Resistance Forces Hudaydah Began operations on the western coast of Yemen front in April 2018 8 Abd Ruhman (no military rank) Tohama Resistance/ Tohama Brigades Hudaydah Since early 2017, these forces have been steadily advancing north along the Red Sea Coast toward Hudaydah 9 Abu Zerah (no military rank) Giants Brigades Hudaydah Operations in Hays, Al-Tuhayat , Al-Garrahi , , Zabid and Jabal Ras districts Ra’ed al-Habhi (no military rank) 1st Brigade Hudaydah Sheikh Hamdi Shukri (no military rank) 2nd Brigade Hudaydah Sheikh Abd Ruhman al-lahji (no military rank) 3rd Brigade Hudaydah Sheikh Nizar (no military rank) 4th Brigade Hudaydah
(4) De facto authorities Serial Name Position Location Remarks 1 Abdulmalik Bader Aldain Leader of the revolution Political, no military rank 2 Mohammed Ali Abdulkarim President of Supreme Revolutionary Committee Sana’a Military, no rank 3 Mahdi al-Mashat President of supreme political council Political, no military rank 4 Major General Yahya Mohammed Assistant of Supreme Commander Sana’a 5 Abdulkarim Ammer Aldain al-Houthi Chairman of Executive committee Sana’a Military, no rank 6 Major General Mohammed Nasser al-Atifi Minister of Defence Sana’a 7 Major General Mohammed Abdulkarim Chief of General Staff Sana’a 8 General Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim (Abu Ali al-Hakem) Chief of military Intelligence Sana’a Brigadier General Amer Ali al-Marani Military Intelligence 9 Major General Mehdi Mqulah General Reserve Forces Sana’a 11 December 2016 Colonel Mohamed 1st Presidential Protection Brigade Sana’a Colonel Mohamed 2nd Presidential Protection Brigade Sana’a Brigadier General Fuad al-Imad 3rd Presidential Protection Brigade Sana’a Brigadier General Abdullah Abbas 4th Presidential Protection Brigade Sana’a Major General Mohammad Nasser al-Atefi Missile Brigades Group Sana’a Defence Minister Houthi
Major General Husayn Special Operations Command Al-Sobaha Camp 10 Brigadier General Ali Mohsen Obayd 83rd Artillery Brigade, Katusha Al-Sawad camp Defence Reserve 11 General Ibrahim Ali Air Force & Air Defence Commander Dilamy Base Brigadier General Ali Hussein 140th Air defence Brigade Dala’ Shemlan Brigadier General Mohammed Abdullah al-Saar 160th Air Defence Brigade al-Sama’ Camp 12 General Abduqalik Bader Aldain al-Houthi Commander of Special Forces 13 Major General Mubarak Salih al-Mishin 3rd Military District Commander Ma’rib 14 Major General Abdulatif Homood Almahdi 4th Military District Commander Brigadier General Hamoud al-Tahish 22nd brigade Ta’izz Remained loyal to GPC Brigadier General Hamoud Ahmed Dahmash 35th armored brigade Ta’izz Brigade Unknown 17th Infantry brigade Ta’izz Al-Janad, around Ta’izz International Airport Brigadier General Abdullah 170th air defence brigade Ta’izz Tariq airbase, near Ta’izz International Airport 15 Major General Yusif al-Madani 5th Military District Commander Hudaydah 16 Major General Muhammad Yahya al-Hawari 6th Military District Commander Amran/Sa’dah 17 General Hamid 7th Military District Commander Dhamar/Sana’a