Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi explained

Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi
Native Name:سلطان محمد علي الكتبي
Native Name Lang:ar
Birth Name:Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi
Birth Date:1970
Death Place:Taiz, Yemen
Allegiance: United Arab Emirates
Branch:United Arab Emirates Army
Serviceyears:1990s—2015
Rank:Colonel
Battles:Yemeni Civil War (Saudi intervention)

Sultan Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi (1970, United Arab Emirates—14 December 2015, Taiz, Yemen) was a colonel of the United Arab Emirates Army who became one of the most senior officers killed during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war. He was also the highest ranking UAE officer to have been killed.[1] In his legacy, the standard issue of the UAE armed forces rifle, the CAR 816, is named Caracal Sultan and bears an engraving honoring him.[2]

Biography

Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi was born around 1970 in the United Arab Emirates and served in its armed forces since the 1990s, including as part of peacekeeping missions in Somalia and Kosovo.[3]

During the Saudi Arabian-led coalition's intervention in the Yemeni civil war, Al-Kitbi took part in Operation Restoring Hope and was involved in the fighting to capture the city of Taiz, in southern Yemen. He was killed in a rocket attack by Houthi rebels on Monday, 14 December 2015, near Taiz along with Saudi Arabian colonel Abdullah al-Sahian. His body was later returned to the UAE.

Al-Kitbi had seven children. His brother is a former member of the Federal National Council.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-yemen-security-idUKKBN0TX0FN20151214 Two top Gulf commanders killed in Yemen rocket strike - sources
  2. News: Caracal renames rifle after UAE martyr. Gulf News. 21 February 2017. 3 October 2018.
  3. http://7days.ae/brother-uae-soldier-i-wish-seen-one-last-time Brother of UAE soldier: I wish we could have seen him one last time