Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the jaws is a rare malignant salivary gland tumor. Here we report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma(MEC) of the mandible in a 70–year–old male who had a previous history of MEC of the salivary gland 40 years back. The tumor showed classical histopathological features of primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (clear cell variant) of the mandible. On account of the early detection of this lesion it was surgically treated with no further complications