Sagheer Hamoud ِAhmed Aziz (Arabic: صغير حمود احمد عزيز) (born 1967), sometimes spelled "Sagher Hamood,or Saghir", commonly known as Sagheer bin Aziz, is a Yemeni politician, MP, and military officer. He is the current chief of the Yemeni Armed Forces Staff.[1] He is also a GPC member in the Yemeni Parliament, for the parliamentary session 2003–2009 for constituency No. (280) B Amran Governorate, north Yemen.[2] On 28 February 2020, he was appointed as Chief of the General Staff of the Yemeni Army and promoted to Lt. Gen.[3][4]
Sagheer Hamoud Aziz | |
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| صغير حمود عزيز | |
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| Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Army | |
| Assumed office 28 February 2020 | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, Rashad al-Alimi |
| Prime Minister | Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak |
| Preceded by | ِAbdullah Al-Nakha'ai |
| Commander of the Joint Operations of the Yemeni Army | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Al-Amashyah, Harf Sufyan District, Amran Governorate, North Yemen |
| Nationality |  Yemen |
| Political party | General People's Congress |
| Website | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Yemen |
| Branch/service | .svg){kind=small} Yemeni Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | Yemeni Civil War (1994) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) |
Early life and education
editBorn in Al-Amashyah, Harf Sufyan District, Amran Governorate. He completed his primary schooling there, and continued his high education in Sana'a. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Sanaa University in 2000.
Military education
edit- 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
editHe 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
editSagheer 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
edit- Platoon commander, the Republican Guard, Sana'a[2]
- Company commander, the Republican Guard, Sana'a
- Commander of the 1st Armored Division positions in Amshi, Harf Sufyan District, Amran Governorate
- Battalion chief of staff, the Republican Guard camp
- 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 Yemeni Army, 28 February 2020 – present[7][8]
2020 missile attack
editOn 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
edit- ^ 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.
