Mahmoud al-Subaihi
Mahmoud al-Subaihi | |
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محمود الصبيحي | |
| Minister of Defence of Yemen | |
| In office 8 November 2014 – 25 March 2015 (de facto)/8 November 2018 (de jure) | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Prime Minister | Khaled Bahah Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Nasser Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Ali al-Maqdashi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 76–77) Huwaireb, Al Madaribah Wa Al Arah District, Lahij Governorate, Aden Protectorate |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Yemen |
| Branch/service | Yemen Army |
| Years of service | 1976–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | Yemeni Civil War (1994) Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) |
Lieutenant General Mahmoud Ahmed Salem al-Subaihi (born 1948; Arabic: مَحْمُوُد أَحْمَد سالِم الصُّبَيْحي) is a Yemeni military officer currently serving as an advisor to the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council for Defense and Security Affairs. He was previously appointed Minister of Defense in President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi's government in November 2014 before resigning along with most other government officials in January 2015 in response to the Houthi takeover of Yemen.