Aidarus al-Zoubaidi

Major General Aidarus Qassem Abdulaziz al-Zoubaidi (Arabic: عَيْدَرُوْس قاسم عبد العزيز الزُّبَيْدي) is the current president and commander of the Southern Transitional Council and the de facto leader of the Southern Movement in Yemen. He previously served as the governor of the Aden province from December 2015 to April 2017.

Aidarus al-Zoubaidi
عَيْدَرُوْس الزُّبَيْدي
President of the Southern Transitional Council
Assumed office
11 May 2017
Preceded byOffice created
Governor of the Aden Governorate
In office
7 December 2015 – 27 April 2017
Preceded byJaafar Mohammed Saad
Succeeded byAbdul Aziz al-Muflehi
Personal details
Born1967 (age 52–53)
Ad Dhale'e District, Dhale, South Yemen
Military service
Allegiance Yemen (until 2017)
Southern Movement
Branch/servicePopular Resistance Militia[1]
Rank Major general
Battles/warsYemeni Civil War (2015-present)

Biography

Al-Zoubaidi is a former military commander from the Dhale province 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 one, Major General Jaafar Mohammed Saad, was assassinated in a car bombing.[2] In early January 2016, he survived an assassination attempt by ISIL when a bomb exploded near by his convoy, and at least one bodyguard was killed.[3]

He was fired on 27 April 2017 by President Hadi.[4]

On May 3, major rallies were held in Aden to protest the decision of Hadi. One week later, Southern Transitional Council was formed, and some of the members were the governors of Dhale Governorate, Shabwah Governorate, Hadramaut Governorate, Lahij Governorate, Socotra, and Al Mahrah Governorate.

He is a member of the Southern Movement and President of the Southern Transitional Council.[5]

On 29 January 2018, in the Battle of Aden (2018), Aidarus al-Zoubaidi announced the state of emergency in Aden and that "the STC has begun the process of overthrowing Hadi’s rule over the South".[6] In April 2020, the STC announced self-rule in southern Yemen.[7]

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See also

References
  1. "Yemeni army commander survives car bombing in Aden". The National. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017.
  2. Hadi appoints Aidarus Al Zubaidi governor of Aden. Emirates 24/7. Published 8 December 2016. Accessed 30 October 2016.
  3. Yemen crisis: Aden governor survives 'IS bomb attack'. BBC News. Published 5 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. "Four Ministers Appointed, One Dismissed by Presidential Order in Yemen". Asharq al-Awsat. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  5. "Thousands Protest at Yemen President's Sacking of Southern Leaders". U.S. News. 4 May 2017.
  6. Jonkers, Brecht (29 January 2018). "South Yemen separatists send reinforcements to Aden". AMN (Al Masdar News). Archived from the original on 29 January 2018.
  7. "Separatist group announces self-rule in southern Yemen". Al Jazeera. 26 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020.
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