Abdulrahman bin Saad al-Shahrani | |
Native Name: | عبدالرحمن بن سعد الشهراني |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Death Date: | August 2015 |
Death Place: | Southern Saudi Arabia |
Allegiance: | Saudi Arabia |
Branch: | Royal Saudi Land Forces |
Rank: | Major general |
Commands: | 18th "King Abdullah" Light Motorized Infantry Brigade |
Battles: | Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen |
Abdulrahman bin Saad al-Shahrani (Arabic: عبدالرحمن بن سعد الشهراني; died August 2015) was a major general of the Royal Saudi Land Forces who was killed during the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni Civil War. He commanded the 18th Brigade and was killed by an artillery strike from Yemen by the Houthis while inspecting troops at a border post. He was one of the most senior Saudi officers killed in the cross-border fire during the Yemeni conflict.[1] [2]