Sagheer Hamoud Aziz

Sagheer Hamoud Ahmed Aziz is a Yemeni military officer and politician who serves as the current chief of staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces. A General [People's Congress (Yemen)|GPC] member in the Yemeni Parliament, Aziz was appointed as Chief of the General Staff of the Yemeni Army and promoted to lieutenant general on 28 February 2020.

Early life and education

Born 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

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 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 career

Sagheer bin Azizi joined the military service in the Yemeni 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

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, 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
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.