Hussein Khairan | |
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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, romanized: Ḥusayn Nājī Khyrān) is a Yemeni military officer. Until November 2016, he served as defense minister 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 in 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 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 Sanaa Funeral Bombing. [6] [7]
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]
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, romanized: Ḥusayn Nājī Khyrān) is a Yemeni military officer. Until November 2016, he served as defense minister 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 in 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 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 Sanaa Funeral Bombing. [6] [7]
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]