Hussein Khairan
Hussein Khairan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence of 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 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 (
southern Yemen.[1]
Biography
Khairan previously served from 1993 to 2014 as commander of the 1st Marine Infantry Brigade in
Sana'a earlier that year blocked him from entering the defense 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
His death was then denied.
On 28 November 2016, he was replaced by Mohamed al-Atifi as defense minister. On 29 November 2016, he was appointed as presidential advisor.[8]
References
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- ^ a b Al-Homaid, Fareed (23 March 2015). "HOUTHIS APPOINT NEW DEFENSE MINISTER". The Yemen Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Yemen military chief fired as wave of bombings targets Houthis". Al-Akhbar. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ Ghobari, Mohammed (16 December 2014). "Houthis block Yemen army chief, accuse president of corruption". Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Brumfield, Ben (6 April 2015). "Death toll rises quickly as conflict rages in Yemen". CNN. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ Marcel Sardo [@marcelsardo] (October 11, 2016). "#IMPORTANT – Updated List of the killed and injured Militaries in #Yemen Funeral Hall bombing" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "الصفحة غير متاحه".
- ^ "Yemen's Hadi appoints new defence minister". Retrieved 2024-03-09.
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