Muhammad Al Shaalan
Lieutenant General Muhammad bin Ahmed al-Shaalan (Arabic: محمد بن أحمد بن عبدالرحمن الشعلان; died June 2015) was a Saudi military officer and commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) from 2014 up until his death in Saudi Arabia. Al-Shaalan was initially reported to have died from a heart attack outside the country by the Saudi Ministry of Defense, during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war. In early June 2015, several Scud missiles were fired by the Houthis from Yemen and hit King Khalid Air Base, which serves as the center of the Saudi bombing campaign against them; he was killed in the missile attack.[1][2]
Muhammad Al Shaalan | |
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| Native name | محمد الشعلان |
| Birth name | Muhammad bin Ahmed al-Shaalan |
| Died | June 2015 London, United Kingdom |
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| Commands held | Royal Saudi Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen † |
References
- Orkaby, Asher. Doomed: Saudi Arabia Will Fail in Yemen. National Interest. Published 24 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- "DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security". Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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| Preceded by Lt. Gen. Fayyadh Al Ruwaili |
Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force 2014—2015 |
Succeeded by Maj. Gen. Abdullah Bin Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (acting) |
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