Hussein Khairan

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]

Hussein Khairan
Minister of Defence of Yemen
Disputed
In office
23 March 2015 – 28 November 2016*
Acting: 23 March 2015 – 4 October 2016
PresidentMohammed Ali al-Houthi
Saleh Ali al-Sammad
Prime MinisterTalal Aklan (Acting)
Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour
Preceded byMahmoud al-Subaihi
Succeeded byMohamed al-Atifi
Personal details
Born1952-1953
Arhab District, Sana'a Governorate
Military service
Allegiance Yemen
Branch/service Yemen Army
RankMajor general[1]
Unit1st Marine Infantry Division
Commands1st Marine Infantry Division 1993-2014
*Khairan's term has been disputed by Mahmoud al-Subaihi.

Biography

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 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]

On 28 November 2016, he was replaced by Mohamed al-Atifi as Defense minister.

On 29 November 2016, he was appointed as Presidential Advisor.[9]

References
  1. "Rebel Fighters Advance Into Yemen's Third-Largest City". Bloomberg. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. Ghobari, Mohammed (16 December 2014). "Houthis block Yemen army chief, accuse president of corruption". Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. Brumfield, Ben (6 April 2015). "Death toll rises quickly as conflict rages in Yemen". CNN. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. Marcel Sardo [@marcelsardo] (11 October 2016). "#IMPORTANT – Updated List of the killed and injured Militaries in #Yemen Funeral Hall bombing" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. 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
  8. http://sabanews.net/en/news444638.htm
  9. https://www.sabanews.net/fr/news448086.htm


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