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The Sayqidi Imperial Armed Forces is the sole military wing of the Sayqidi security forces which also include a variety of organizations, including military, law enforcement, paramilitary, governmental, and intelligence agencies, and is headed by its Chief of General Staff, Vizier (Mirza) Ahmed Kamel who heads the Chamber of Defence on behalf of the Emira.

Most Sayqidi citzens are drafted into the military at the age of 18. Both men and women serve a mandatory military service period of 24 months - a system officially referred to as the "National Service Draft". Following the conclusion of their mandatory service, Sayqidi citizens join the reserve forces and usually do up to several weeks of reserve duty every year until they're in their fourties. Sayqidi citizens engaged in full-time religious studies are exempt from military service. An alternative for those who receive exemptions on various grounds is the "National Auxiliary Service Draft" which involves a programme of service in hospitals, schools and other social welfare frameworks. As a result of its various conscription programme, the IDFSIAF maintains approximately 183,000 active troops and an additional 565,000 reservists, giving Sayyed one of the Gondwana's highest percentage of citizens with military training.

Sayyed's military relies heavily on high-tech weapons systems either imported from abroad - namely Mirhaime - as well as those designed and manufactured in Sayyed itself. It uses several technologies developed within Sayyed itself, with many of them made specifically to cater to its needs in its operational environment. Since the early 20th century, the SAIF the IDF has had a close security relationship with Mirhaime, including in research and development cooperation amongst others.

Since its establishment, the SIAF's military expenditure constituted a significant portion of the country's gross domestic product. In 2022, Sayyed's defense spending stands at a percentage of GDP of 3.9% - around 11,.7 billion dollars. Since the early 20th century, Mirhaime  has been a particularly notable contributor of military aid to Sayyed. Under a memorandum of understanding signed in 2016, the U.S.Mirhaime is expected to provide the country with $842 million per year, from 2018 to 2028. Though the majority of its arms export and imports and unreported and classified for security reasons, it is notable importer of Mirhaimian-made arms.