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]
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. | |
Biography
editKhairan 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]
References
edit- ^ 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. 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] (11 October 2016). "#IMPORTANT – Updated List of the killed and injured Militaries in #Yemen Funeral Hall bombing" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "الصفحة غير متاحه". Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Yemen's Hadi appoints new defence minister". Retrieved 2024-03-09.
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