Sagheer Hamoud Aziz
Yemeni Army | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 11 July 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Al-Amashyah, Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) |
Sagheer Hamoud ِAhmed Aziz (
Early life and education
Born in Al-Amashyah,
Amran Governorate. He received his primary there, and continued his high education in Sana'a. He got a bachelor in Business Administration from Sanaa University
in 2000.
Military education
- Master's degree in military science, Joint Command and Staff College, Sudan, 2017[2]
- Battalion Commanders' Course, Thulaya Military Institute, Aden[2]
- Company Commanders and Battery Commanders Course, the Republican Guard combat school[2]
- Management and Personnel Affairs course, National Institute of Administrative Sciences, Sanaa, 1989[2]
- Special Forces and Special Forces Instructors Course, the Republican Guard, 1986[2]
- Thunderbolt Course, the Republican Guard[2]
Political career
He is a GPC member Members of the Yemeni House of Representatives and elected to the Yemeni Parliament in 1997 and 2003 parliamentary sessions.[5] He is also a member of the National Dialogue Conference.
Military service
Sagheer bin Azizi joined the military service in the Republican Guard in 1983. He was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant in 1990 then to the rank of Brigadier in the Yemeni Army in 2007.
Main commands
- Platoon commander, the Republican Guard, Sana'a[2]
- Company commander, the Republican Guard, Sana'a
- Commander of the 1st Armored Division positions in Amshi, Amran Governorate
- Battalion chief of staff, the Republican Guardcamp
- Deputy Chief Teacher, the Republican Guard Combat School
- Head of Tariq's Operations Camp, the Republican Guard
- Deputy chief of staff for training affairs, 2016[6]
- Head of the Government Team in UN Redeployment Coordination Committee in Hudeidah, 2018
- Commander of the Yemeni military Joint Operations, 2019
- Chief of Staff of the
2020 missile attack
On 27 May 2020, a missile strike targeted the Yemeni army's chief of staff Sagheer bin Aziz during a meeting with military leaders at Sahn al-Jan military base near Marib.[9] [10] He survived the attack, but his son Fahd Aziz and his nephew Abdul Qawi were killed. Six other soldiers who were accompanying Gen Sagheer were also killed. [11] [12]
References
- ^ Salem, Osam (28 February 2020). "تعيين رئيس أركان جديد للجيش اليمني" [New Chief of Staff of Yemeni Army Appointed]. Al Arabiya (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "السيرة الذاتية لرئيس هيئة الأركان العامة الفريق الركن/ صغير بن عزيز". Al-Thawra News. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "صدور قرار رئيس الجمهورية بتعيين صغير عزيز رئيساً لهيئة الأركان العامة" [Republican Decree to appoint Sagheer Aziz Chief of General Staff]. President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi (in Arabic). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "رئيس الجمهورية يصدر قرارا بتعيين "صغير بن عزيز" رئيساً لهيئة الأركان العامة" [President of the Republic issues a decree to appoint Sagheer bin Aziz Chief of General Staff]. Al-Masdar Online (in Arabic). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "صغير حمود احمد عزيز – مرصد البرلمان اليمني" [Sagheer Hamoud Ahmed Aziz – Yemeni Center for Public Opinion]. المرصد اليمني للرصد (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "قرار جمهوري جديد للرئيس هادي .. يقضي بتعيين اللواء " صغير بن عزيز " نائباً لرئيس هيئة الأركان العامة | الشاهد نيوز". Alshahed News (in Arabic). 16 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "President appoints bin Aziz a chief of staff". وكالة الانباء اليمنية سبأ Saba Net. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Prominent Foe of Houthis Appointed Yemen Chief of Staff". Asharq Al-Awsat. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Ghobari, Mohammed (27 May 2020). "Missile attack on Yemen army base in Marib kills seven: sources". Reuters. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ Ahmed, Abdullah (27 March 2020). "Yemeni defense minister, army chief survive attack". Anadolu. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Yemeni chief of staff survives missile strike, son killed". The New Arab. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Missile attack on Yemen army command in Marib kills at least 7". ALJAZEERA. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
External links
- Sagheer Hamoud Aziz on Twitter
- Lt. Gen. Sagheer Hamoud Aziz on Facebook