Major General Aidarus Qassem Abdulaziz Al-Zubaidi (Arabic: عَيْدَرُوْس قاسم عبد العزيز الزُّبَيْدي) is the Vice President within the Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC)[4] and president of the Southern Transitional Council and the de facto leader of the Southern Movement in Yemen. He previously served as the governor of Aden Governorate from December 2015 to April 2017.
Aidarus al-Zoubaidi | |
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| عَيْدَرُوْس الزُّبَيْدي | |
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| Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council | |
| Assumed office 7 April 2022[1] | |
| Chairman | Rashad al-Alimi |
| Preceded by | Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar (as Vice President) |
| President of the Southern Transitional Council | |
| Assumed office 11 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Governor of Aden Governorate | |
| In office 7 December 2015 – 27 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jaafar Mohammed Saad |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz al-Muflehi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Ad Dhale'e District, Dhale, South Yemen |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Yemen(2015–2017, 2022–present)[2]  Southern Movement (2017–present) |
| Branch/service | Popular Resistance Militia[3] |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Battles/wars | Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) |
Biography
editAl-Zoubaidi is a former military commander from Dhale Governorate who remained loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi during the Yemeni Civil War. He was appointed as Governor of Aden in early December 2015, after the previous governor, Major General Jaafar Mohammed Saad, was assassinated in a car bombing.[5] In early January 2016, he survived an assassination attempt by ISIL when a bomb exploded near his convoy, and at least one bodyguard was killed.[6] He was fired on 27 April 2017 by President Hadi.[7] On May 3, major rallies were held in Aden to protest the decision of Hadi.
One week later, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) was formed; some of the members were the governors of Dhale Governorate, Shabwah Governorate, Hadramaut Governorate, Lahij Governorate, Socotra, and Al Mahrah Governorate.[citation needed] Al-Zoubaidi became a member of the Southern Movement and President of the Southern Transitional Council.[8]
On 29 January 2018, in the Battle of Aden, al-Zoubaidi announced a state of emergency in Aden and that "the STC has begun the process of overthrowing Hadi’s rule over the South".[9] In April 2020, the STC announced self-rule in southern Yemen.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ghobari, Mohamed (7 April 2022). "Yemen president sacks deputy, delegates presidential powers to council". Reuters. Aden. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Yemeni president orders separatists to stop military operations". Al Jazeera.
- ^ "Yemeni army commander survives car bombing in Aden". The National. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017.
- ^ newsletters (7 April 2022). "صدور اعلان رئاسي بنقل السلطة وتشكيل مجلس القيادة الرئاسي". President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Hadi appoints Aidarus Al Zubaidi governor of Aden. Emirates 24/7. Published 8 December 2016. Accessed 30 October 2016.
- ^ Yemen crisis: Aden governor survives 'IS bomb attack'. BBC News. Published 5 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Four Ministers Appointed, One Dismissed by Presidential Order in Yemen". Asharq al-Awsat. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Thousands Protest at Yemen President's Sacking of Southern Leaders". U.S. News. 4 May 2017.
- ^ Jonkers, Brecht (29 January 2018). "South Yemen separatists send reinforcements to Aden". AMN (Al Masdar News). Archived from the original on 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Separatist group announces self-rule in southern Yemen". Al Jazeera. 26 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020.