Taher al-Aqili

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Taher Ali Aidh al-Aqili (born 1970) is a Yemeni military officer and politician who has served as the Minister of Defense of the internationally recognized government of Yemen since 2026. His military career spans from 1984, when he joined the military of the Yemen Arab Republic, and has seen him serve numerous field and instructional positions in the Yemeni Armed Forces, most notably as Chief of the General Staff from 2017 to 2018 during the Yemeni civil war. His tenure as chief of staff saw pro-government forces make notable gains in late 2017 before he was injured in a landmine explosion in January 2018. He eventually returned to his duties and continued to serve until being reappointed to a military advisorship role in November, and later being named deputy head of a Presidential Leadership Council-affiliated security committee in 2022. He was named the Minister of Defense under the cabinet of Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani.

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