Hussein Khairan
| Hussein Khairan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence of Yemen | |
| Assumed office 22 March 2015 |
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| President | Mohammed Ali al-Houthi |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud al-Subaihi[note 1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Yemen Houthis (from 2015) |
| Rank | Major General[1] |
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Hussein Nagi Khairan is a Yemeni military officer. He serves as defence 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]
Khairan previously served from 1993 to 2014 as commander of the 1st Marine Infantry Brigade on 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]
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