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| Minister of Defence of Yemen Disputed | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2015* | |
| President | Mohammed Ali al-Houthi Saleh Ali al-Sammad |
| Prime Minister | Talal Aklan (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud al-Subaihi |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Yemen Houthis (from 2015) |
| Rank | Major General |
| *Khairan's term has been disputed by Mahmoud al-Subaihi. | |
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. He reportedly took charge of the military offensive against Hadi's holdouts in southern Yemen.
Khairan previously served from 1993 to 2014 as commander of the 1st Marine Infantry Brigade on Socotra. In December 2014, Hadi named him as chief of staff of the Yemen Army. However, the Houthi militants that occupied Sana'a earlier that year blocked him from entering the defence ministry. Hadi officially fired Khairan as army chief of staff on 5 April, weeks after he switched sides to join the Houthis' ranks.
References
- ^ "Rebel Fighters Advance Into Yemen's Third-Largest City". Bloomberg. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Al-Homaid, Fareed (23 March 2015). "HOUTHIS APPOINT NEW DEFENSE MINISTER". The Yemen Times. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- "Yemen military chief fired as wave of bombings targets Houthis". Al-Akhbar. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- Ghobari, Mohammed (16 December 2014). "Houthis block Yemen army chief, accuse president of corruption". Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- Brumfield, Ben (6 April 2015). "Death toll rises quickly as conflict rages in Yemen". CNN. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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