Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi
Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi | |
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| Native name | سلطان محمد علي الكتبي |
| Birth name | Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi |
| Born | 1970 |
| Died | 14 December 2015 (aged 45) Taiz, Yemen |
| Cause of death | Rocket attack |
| Allegiance | United Arab Emirates |
| Branch | United Arab Emirates Army |
| Service years | 1990s–2015 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Conflicts | |
Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi (1970, United Arab Emirates—14 December 2015, Taiz, Yemen) was a colonel of the United Arab Emirates Army who became one of the most senior officers killed during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war. He was also the highest ranking UAE officer to have been killed. In his legacy, the standard issue of the UAE armed forces rifle, the CAR 816, is named Caracal Sultan and bears an engraving honoring him.