Muhammad Al Shaalan

Muhammad Al Shaalan
Native name محمد الشعلان
Birth name Muhammad bin Ahmed al-Shaalan
Died June 2015
King Khalid Air Base, Asir, Saudi Arabia
Allegiance  Saudi Arabia
Service/branch Royal Saudi Air Force
Rank Lieutenant general
Commands held Royal Saudi Air Force
Battles/wars Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 

Muhammad bin Ahmed al-Shaalan (Arabic: محمد بن أحمد بن عبدالرحمن الشعلان) (died June 2015) was a lieutenant general and commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) up until his death during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war. In early June 2015, several Scud missiles were fired by the Houthis from Yemen and hit King Khalid Air Base, which serves as the center of the Saudi bombing campaign against them. Al-Shaalan was initially reported to have died in a heart attack outside the country by the Saudi Ministry of Defense, but it was later confirmed that he was killed in the missile attack.[1][2]

References

  1. Source: Saudi Air Force Commander Killed by Yemeni Missiles, Not Heart Attack. Fars News Agency. Published 11 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. Orkaby, Asher. Doomed: Saudi Arabia Will Fail in Yemen. National Interest. Published 24 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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