Major General Jaafar Mohammed Saad (Arabic: جعفر محمد سعد; born 1950 – died 6 December 2015) was a Yemeni politician and soldier.[1]
Jaafar Mohammed Saad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governor of Aden Governorate | |
| In office 9 October 2015 – 6 December 2015 | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi |
| Preceded by | Nayef al-Bakri |
| Succeeded by | Aidarus al-Zoubaidi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1950 Ash Shaikh Outhman District, Aden Governorate, Yemen |
| Died | 6 December 2015 Tawahi, Aden Governorate, Yemen |
| Manner of death | Assassination (car bomb attack) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  South Yemen Yemen |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Battles/wars | Yemeni Civil War (1994) Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) |
Biography
editSaad was a soldier for South Yemen before unification with North Yemen in 1990.[2] Local officials said he fought for South Yemen in the Yemeni Civil War of 1994 and later lived in exile in Egypt and the United Kingdom.[3]
Saad, who held the rank of Major-General, helped government forces defend the city of Aden from Houthis in the Yemeni Civil War of 2015.[4] He was appointed as Governor of Aden Governorate on 9 October 2015.[4]
Death
editSaad was assassinated in a car bombing on his convoy in the Tawahi district of Aden on 6 December 2015. Five of his bodyguards died as well. Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for the attack.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ""رجــــال في ذاكــــرة التـاريـــخ" الشهيد جعفر محمد سعد.. قائد معركة "غضب عدن" قتله مرتزقة الجنوب". www.alayyam.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Governor of Aden in Yemen killed in an explosion, say, officials". The Guardian. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Yemen's Aden governor Jaafar Mohammed Saad killed in car bombing claimed by Islamic State", from ABC.net.au
- ^ a b Fares al-Jalal (12 October 2015). "Securing Aden: New governor attempts to 'integrate' armed groups". Al-Araby. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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