Taher al-Aqili

Taher Ali al-Aqili (born 1970) is a Yemeni military officer. He served as chief of Staff of the Yemeni Army of the internationally recognized government forces. On 4 September 2017, he was appointed to this position and promoted to the rank of major general. On 5 January 2018, he survived a landmine explosion and suffered injuries when he was visiting the northern Al Jawf Governorate during fighting between government forces and Houthi fighters.