Sagheer Hamoud ِAhmed Aziz ( ar, 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. He is also a GPC member in the

Yemeni Parliament The House of Representatives (''Majlis al-Nuwaab'') is the lower house of the Parliament of Yemen. It shares the legislative power with the Shura Council, the upper house. The Assembly of Representatives has 301 members, elected for a six-year ...

, for the parliamentary session 2003–2009 for constituency No. (280) B

Amran Governorate ʽAmran ( ar, عمران, ʽAmrān) is one of the governorates of Yemen. Districts 'Amran Governorate is divided into the following 20 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villag ...

, north Yemen. On 28 February 2020, he was appointed as Chief of the General Staff of the Yemeni Army and promoted to

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Early life and education

Born in Al-Amashyah, Harf Sufyan District,

. He received his primary there, and continued his high education in Sana'a. He got a bachelor in Business Administration from

Sanaa University Sana'a University ( ) was established in 1970 as the first and the primary university in the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen), now the Republic of Yemen (see also Aden University). It is located in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, and is currently o ...

in 2000.

Military education

* Master's degree in military science, Joint Command and Staff College, Sudan, 2017 * Battalion Commanders' Course, Thulaya Military Institute, Aden * Company Commanders and Battery Commanders Course, the Republican Guard combat school * Management and Personnel Affairs course, National Institute of Administrative Sciences, Sanaa, 1989 * Special Forces and Special Forces Instructors Course, the Republican Guard, 1986 * Thunderbolt Course, the Republican Guard

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. 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

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in 1990 then to the rank of Brigadier in the Yemeni Army in 2007.

Main commands

* Platoon commander, the Republican Guard, Sana'a * Company commander, the Republican Guard, Sana'a * Commander of the 1st Armored Division positions in Amshi, Harf Sufyan District,

* 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 * 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

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. 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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aziz, Sagheer Hamoud Yemeni politicians Yemeni generals Yemeni military personnel of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) 1967 births Living people People from Amran Governorate Members of the House of Representatives (Yemen) Ministry of Defense (Yemen)