Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi

Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi
Born
Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi

1963 (1963)
Al Abdiyah District, Marib Governorate, Yemen
Died7 October 2016(2016-10-07) (aged 52–53)
near Sanaa, Yemen
Military career
Allegiance Yemen
Branch
 Yemeni Army
Rank
 Major general
CommandsThird Military Region
Conflicts
Yemeni Civil War
Nihm Offensive

Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi (1963 - 7 October 2016) was a Yemeni Army major general who served President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. He was the commander of the Third Military Region, which has its headquarters in the city of Marib. Al-Shadadi was killed in an artillery strike during an offensive east of the city of Sanaa by Houthi fighters. He is among the most senior members of the Hadi government's forces to have been killed in the Yemeni Civil War.

References

  1. ↑ "Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi Archives". Lima Charlie World. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  2. ↑ Top general in Yemen's Saudi-backed army killed. Reuters. Published 8 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Al-Haj, Ahmed. Top commander in Yemen's army killed Archived 2016-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. Associated Press. Published 8 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.