A/HRC/39/43 2. United Arab Emirates Armed Forces 7 8 9 18 Position Name 1 Sheikh Khalifa bin Supreme Zayed al-Nahyan Commander 2 Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan Deputy Supreme Commander 3 Mohammed bin Rashid alMaktoum7 Minister of Defence 4 Lieutenant General Chief of Staff of Hamad the Armed Forces Mohammed Thani al-Romaithi8 5 Major General Eisa Saif alMazrouei Deputy Chief of Staff 6 Major General Saleh Mohammad Saleh al-Ameri Commander of Ground Forces 7 Major General Ibrahim Nasser Mohammed alAlawi Commander of Air Force and Air Defence 8 Rear Admiral Sheikh Saeed Bin Hamdan Bin Mohammad alNahyan9 Commander of Navy 9 Brigadier General Ali Ahmed elTanjee 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 Coalition Ahmed el-Blushee Commander Aden July 2017–January 2018 14 Brigadier General Muhammad elHasani Aden January 2018– Present Coalition Commander Location Date assumed role/Remarks Serial 3 November 2004 3 January 2005 11 October 2017 https://uaecabinet.ae/en/biography. https://uaecabinet.ae/en/details/news/ chief-of-staff-of-armed-forces-promoted-to-the-rank-ofminister. Replaced Rear Admiral Ibrahim al-Musharrakh.