diff --git a/src/m365/entra/commands/administrativeunit/administrativeunit-add.spec.ts b/src/m365/entra/commands/administrativeunit/administrativeunit-add.spec.ts
index f8b957ceb1f..bea20920010 100644
--- a/src/m365/entra/commands/administrativeunit/administrativeunit-add.spec.ts
+++ b/src/m365/entra/commands/administrativeunit/administrativeunit-add.spec.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 import assert from 'assert';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
+import { z } from 'zod';
 import auth from '../../../../Auth.js';
 import { cli } from '../../../../cli/cli.js';
 import { CommandInfo } from '../../../../cli/CommandInfo.js';
-import commands from '../../commands.js';
-import command from './administrativeunit-add.js';
+import { Logger } from '../../../../cli/Logger.js';
+import { CommandError } from '../../../../Command.js';
+import request from '../../../../request.js';
 import { telemetry } from '../../../../telemetry.js';
 import { pid } from '../../../../utils/pid.js';
 import { session } from '../../../../utils/session.js';
 import { sinonUtil } from '../../../../utils/sinonUtil.js';
-import request from '../../../../request.js';
-import { Logger } from '../../../../cli/Logger.js';
-import { CommandError } from '../../../../Command.js';
+import commands from '../../commands.js';
+import command from './administrativeunit-add.js';
 
 describe(commands.ADMINISTRATIVEUNIT_ADD, () => {
   const administrativeUnitReponse: any = {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ describe(commands.ADMINISTRATIVEUNIT_ADD, () => {
   let logger: Logger;
   let loggerLogSpy: sinon.SinonSpy;
   let commandInfo: CommandInfo;
+  let commandOptionsSchema: z.ZodTypeAny;
 
   before(() => {
     sinon.stub(auth, 'restoreAuth').resolves();
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ describe(commands.ADMINISTRATIVEUNIT_ADD, () => {
     sinon.stub(session, 'getId').returns('');
     auth.connection.active = true;
     commandInfo = cli.getCommandInfo(command);
+    commandOptionsSchema = commandInfo.command.getSchemaToParse()!;
   });
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -83,6 +86,27 @@ describe(commands.ADMINISTRATIVEUNIT_ADD, () => {
     assert.strictEqual(command.allowUnknownOptions(), true);
   });
 
+  it('fails validation when displayName is not specified', () => {
+    const actual = commandOptionsSchema.safeParse({});
+    assert.strictEqual(actual.success, false);
+  });
+
+  it('passes validation when displayName is specified', () => {
+    const actual = commandOptionsSchema.safeParse({
+      displayName: 'European Division'
+    });
+    assert.strictEqual(actual.success, true);
+  });
+
+  it('passes validation when displayName, description and hiddenMembership are specified', () => {
+    const actual = commandOptionsSchema.safeParse({
+      displayName: 'European Division',
+      description: 'European Division Administration',
+      hiddenMembership: true
+    });
+    assert.strictEqual(actual.success, true);
+  });
+
   it('creates an administrative unit with a specific display name', async () => {
     const postStub = sinon.stub(request, 'post').callsFake(async (opts) => {
       if (opts.url === 'https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/directory/administrativeUnits') {
@@ -92,7 +116,7 @@ describe(commands.ADMINISTRATIVEUNIT_ADD, () => {
       throw 'Invalid request';
     });
 
-    await command.action(logger, { options: { displayName: 'European Division' } });
+    await command.action(logger, { options: commandOptionsSchema.parse({ displayName: 'European Division' }) });
     assert.deepStrictEqual(postStub.lastCall.args[0].data, {
       displayName: 'European Division',
       description: undefined,
@@ -113,7 +137,7 @@ describe(commands.ADMINISTRATIVEUNIT_ADD, () => {
       throw 'Invalid request';
     });
 
-    await command.action(logger, { options: { displayName: 'European Division', description: 'European Division Administration' } });
+    await command.action(logger, { options: commandOptionsSchema.parse({ displayName: 'European Division', description: 'European Division Administration' }) });
     assert.deepStrictEqual(postStub.lastCall.args[0].data, {
       displayName: 'European Division',
       description: 'European Division Administration',
@@ -132,12 +156,11 @@ describe(commands.ADMINISTRATIVEUNIT_ADD, () => {
     });
 
     await command.action(logger, {
-      options:
-      {
+      options: commandOptionsSchema.parse({
         displayName: 'European Division',
         description: 'European Division Administration',
         extension_b7d8e648520f41d3b9c0fdeb91768a0a_jobGroupTracker: 'JobGroupN'
-      }
+      })
     });
     assert.deepStrictEqual(postStub.lastCall.args[0].data, {
       displayName: 'European Division',
@@ -161,7 +184,7 @@ describe(commands.ADMINISTRATIVEUNIT_ADD, () => {
       throw 'Invalid request';
     });
 
-    await command.action(logger, { options: { displayName: 'European Division', description: 'European Division Administration', hiddenMembership: true } });
+    await command.action(logger, { options: commandOptionsSchema.parse({ displayName: 'European Division', description: 'European Division Administration', hiddenMembership: true }) });
     assert.deepStrictEqual(postStub.lastCall.args[0].data, {
       displayName: 'European Division',
       description: 'European Division Administration',
@@ -182,17 +205,7 @@ describe(commands.ADMINISTRATIVEUNIT_ADD, () => {
       }
     });
 
-    await assert.rejects(command.action(logger, { options: {} } as any), new CommandError('Invalid request'));
-  });
-
-  it('passes validation when only displayName is specified', async () => {
-    const actual = await command.validate({ options: { displayName: 'European Division' } }, commandInfo);
-    assert.strictEqual(actual, true);
-  });
-
-  it('passes validation when the displayName, description and hiddenMembership are specified', async () => {
-    const actual = await command.validate({ options: { displayName: 'European Division', description: 'European Division Administration', hiddenMembership: true } }, commandInfo);
-    assert.strictEqual(actual, true);
+    await assert.rejects(command.action(logger, { options: commandOptionsSchema.parse({ displayName: 'European Division' }) } as any), new CommandError('Invalid request'));
   });
 
   it('supports specifying displayName', () => {
diff --git a/src/m365/entra/commands/administrativeunit/administrativeunit-add.ts b/src/m365/entra/commands/administrativeunit/administrativeunit-add.ts
index 72a9ac053de..6947ad7f724 100644
--- a/src/m365/entra/commands/administrativeunit/administrativeunit-add.ts
+++ b/src/m365/entra/commands/administrativeunit/administrativeunit-add.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 import { AdministrativeUnit } from "@microsoft/microsoft-graph-types";
-import GlobalOptions from "../../../../GlobalOptions.js";
+import { z } from 'zod';
 import { Logger } from "../../../../cli/Logger.js";
+import { globalOptionsZod } from '../../../../Command.js';
 import request, { CliRequestOptions } from "../../../../request.js";
+import { zod } from '../../../../utils/zod.js';
 import GraphCommand from "../../../base/GraphCommand.js";
 import commands from "../../commands.js";
 
+const options = globalOptionsZod
+  .extend({
+    displayName: zod.alias('n', z.string()),
+    description: zod.alias('d', z.string().optional()),
+    hiddenMembership: z.boolean().optional()
+  })
+  .passthrough();
+
+declare type Options = z.infer<typeof options>;
+
 interface CommandArgs {
   options: Options;
 }
 
-interface Options extends GlobalOptions {
-  displayName: string;
-  description?: string;
-  hiddenMembership?: boolean;
-}
-
 class EntraAdministrativeUnitAddCommand extends GraphCommand {
   public get name(): string {
     return commands.ADMINISTRATIVEUNIT_ADD;
@@ -28,33 +34,8 @@ class EntraAdministrativeUnitAddCommand extends GraphCommand {
     return true;
   }
 
-  constructor() {
-    super();
-
-    this.#initTelemetry();
-    this.#initOptions();
-  }
-
-  #initTelemetry(): void {
-    this.telemetry.push((args: CommandArgs) => {
-      Object.assign(this.telemetryProperties, {
-        hiddenMembership: !!args.options.hiddenMembership
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  #initOptions(): void {
-    this.options.unshift(
-      {
-        option: '-n, --displayName <displayName>'
-      },
-      {
-        option: '-d, --description [description]'
-      },
-      {
-        option: '--hiddenMembership'
-      }
-    );
+  public get schema(): z.ZodTypeAny | undefined {
+    return options;
   }
 
   public async commandAction(logger: Logger, args: CommandArgs): Promise<void> {