Hussein Khairan
Hussein Khairan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence of Yemen 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 Arhab District, Sana'a Governorate |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Yemen |
| Branch/service | Yemen Army |
| Rank | Major general |
| Unit | 1st Marine Infantry Division |
| Commands | 1st Marine Infantry Division 1993–2014 |
| *Khairan's term has been disputed by Mahmoud al-Subaihi. | |
Hussein Nagi Khairan (Arabic: حسين ناجي خيران, romanized: Ḥusayn Nājī Khyrān) is a Yemeni military officer. Until November 2016, he served as defense minister for the Houthi-appointed government of Yemen, having been appointed on 22 March 2015, following 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. He reportedly took charge of the military offensive against Hadi's holdouts in southern Yemen.