Hussein Khairan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence ofYemen 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 |
| Chief of the Yemeni Armed Forces Staff | |
| In office 8 December 2014 – 5 April 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Ali al-Ashouel |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Ali Al-Maqdashi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952–1953 |
| 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 byMahmoud al-Subaihi. | |
Hussein Nagi Khairan (Arabic:حسين ناجي خيران,romanized: Ḥusayn Nājī Khyrān) is aYemeni military officer. Until November 2016, he served as defense minister for theHouthi-appointedgovernment of Yemen, having been appointed on 22 March 2015, following the defection ofMahmoud al-Subaihi to the internationally recognised government ofAbd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi inAden. 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 themilitary offensive against Hadi's holdouts insouthern Yemen.[1]
Khairan previously served from 1993 to 2014 as commander of the 1st Marine Infantry Brigade inSocotra.[2] In December 2014, Hadi named him as chief of staff of theYemen Army.[3] However, the Houthi militants thatoccupiedSana'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 theSanaa Funeral Bombing.[6][7] His death was then denied.
On 28 November 2016, he was replaced byMohamed al-Atifi as defense minister. On 29 November 2016, he was appointed as presidential advisor.[8]
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