Hussein Khairan
Hussein Khairan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence of Yemen Disputed | |
| In office 23 March 2015 – 28 November 2016* Acting: 23 March 2015 – 4 October 2016 | |
| President | Mohammed Ali al-Houthi Saleh Ali al-Sammad |
| Prime Minister | Talal Aklan (Acting) Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud al-Subaihi |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed al-Atifi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952-1953 Arhab District, Sana'a Governorate |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Yemen |
| Branch/service |  Yemen Army |
| Rank | Major general[1] |
| Unit | 1st Marine Infantry Division |
| Commands | 1st Marine Infantry Division 1993-2014 |
| *Khairan's term has been disputed by Mahmoud al-Subaihi. | |
Hussein Nagi Khairan (Arabic: حسين ناجي خيران), born in Arhab District, is a Yemeni military officer. He served as defence minister, until November 2016, for the Houthi-appointed government of Yemen, having been appointed on 22 March 2015 after the defection of Mahmoud al-Subaihi to the internationally recognised government of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in Aden. According to a Houthi political official, Khairan's appointment placed him in direct command of all military units except for those loyal to Hadi.[2] He reportedly took charge of the military offensive against Hadi's holdouts in southern Yemen.[1]
Khairan previously served from 1993 to 2014 as commander of the 1st Marine Infantry Brigade on Socotra.[2] In December 2014, Hadi named him as chief of staff of the Yemen Army.[3] However, the Houthi militants that occupied Sana'a earlier that year blocked him from entering the defence ministry.[4] Hadi officially fired Khairan as army chief of staff on 5 April, weeks after he switched sides to join the Houthis' ranks.[5]
He was reported to have been killed on October 8, 2016 during the Sanaa Funeral Bombing.[6][7]
His death was then denied.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Rebel Fighters Advance Into Yemen's Third-Largest City". Bloomberg. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ a b Al-Homaid, Fareed (23 March 2015). "HOUTHIS APPOINT NEW DEFENSE MINISTER". The Yemen Times. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Yemen military chief fired as wave of bombings targets Houthis". Al-Akhbar. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ Ghobari, Mohammed (16 December 2014). "Houthis block Yemen army chief, accuse president of corruption". Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Brumfield, Ben (6 April 2015). "Death toll rises quickly as conflict rages in Yemen". CNN. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ https://twitter.com/marcelsardo/status/785806565462970368
- ^ http://www.7adramout.net/alhadath-yemen/785349/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1--%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%86-%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1.html
- ^ http://sabanews.net/en/news444638.htm
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