Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi

Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi
Native name سلطان محمد علي الكتبي
Birth name Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi
Born 1970
Died 14 December 2015
Taiz, Yemen
Allegiance  United Arab Emirates
Service/branch United Arab Emirates Army
Years of service 1990s—2015
Rank Colonel
Battles/wars

Yemeni Civil War (Saudi intervention)

Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi (1970, United Arab Emirates—14 December 2015, Taiz, Yemen) was a colonel of the United Arab Emirates Army who became one of the most senior officers killed during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war. He was also the highest ranking UAE officer to have been killed.[1]

Biography

Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi was born around 1970 in the United Arab Emirates and has served in its armed forces since the 1990s. He served with peacekeeping missions in Somalia and Kosovo.[2]

During the Saudi Arabian-led coalition's intervention in the Yemeni civil war, Al-Kitbi took part in Operation Restoring Hope and was involved in the fighting to capture the city of Taiz, in southern Yemen. He was killed in a rocket attack by Houthi rebels on Monday, 14 December 2015, near Taiz along with Saudi Arabian colonel Abdullah al-Sahian. His body was later returned to the UAE.[1][2]

Al-Kitbi had seven children. His brother is a former member of the Federal National Council.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Two top Gulf commanders killed in Yemen rocket strike - sources. Reuters. Published 14 December 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Brother of UAE soldier: I wish we could have seen him one last time. 7 Days UAE. Published 15 December 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016. Archived 5 February 2016.
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