Sagheer Hamoud Ahmed Aziz (; born 1967) is a Yemeni military officer and politician who serves as the current chief of staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces. A 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 (then under North Yemen) 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.
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