Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi

Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi (1963 - 7 October 2016) was a Yemeni Army major general who served President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.^[1] 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 the most senior member of the Hadi government's forces to have been killed in the Yemeni Civil War.^[2][3]

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

Allegiance Yemen

Branch Yemeni Army

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Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi
Born	Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi 1963 (1963) Al Abdiyah District, Marib Governorate, Yemen
Died	7 October 2016(2016-10-07) (aged 52–53) near Sanaa, Yemen
Allegiance	Yemen
Branch	Yemeni Army
Rank	Major general
Commands	Third Military Region
Conflicts	Yemeni Civil War Nihm Offensive

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