Major General Aidarus Qassem Abdulaziz Al-Zubaidi (born 1967; ) is the Vice President within the Yemen's

Presidential Leadership Council The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC; ) is the executive body of Yemen's internationally recognized government, formed on 7 April 2022. It is chaired by Rashad al-Alimi and has a membership of eight, including representatives from Southe ...

(PLC) and president of the Southern Transitional Council and the de facto leader of the

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. He previously served as the governor of

Aden Governorate Aden ( ) is a governorate of Yemen, including the city of Aden. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 589,419. The ancient capital, the port city of Crater, was located here. Aden was under British rule in the period from 1839 to 1967. In ...

from December 2015 to April 2017.

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Al-Zoubaidi is a former military commander from

Dhale Governorate Dhale ( ') is one of the Yemeni governorates that was created after the unification of Yemen. The population of the province accounts for 2% of the total population of the republic.Central Statistical Organisation of Yemen.Statistic Yearbook 2013 ...

who remained loyal to

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Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi (born 1 September 1945) is a Yemeni politician and former military officer who served as the second president of Yemen from 2012 until his resignation in 2022. He previously served as the second vice president of Yemen fro ...

during the Yemeni Civil War. He was appointed as Governor of Aden in early December 2015, after the previous governor, Major General Jaafar Mohammed Saad, was assassinated in a car bombing. In early January 2016, he survived an assassination attempt by

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when a bomb exploded near his convoy, and at least one bodyguard was killed. He was fired on 27 April 2017 by President Hadi. On May 3, major rallies were held in Aden to protest the decision of Hadi. One week later, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) was formed; some of the members were the governors of

Shabwah Governorate Shabwah () is a governorate (province) of Yemen. Its main town is Ataq. It was named after the ancient south Arabian city of Shabwa. During the Yemeni Civil War in 2015, the province became a battleground. The battle, known as the Shabwah Ca ...

, Hadramaut Governorate,

Lahij Governorate Lahij ( ) is a governorate of Yemen. Geography Adjacent governorates * Taiz Governorate (northwest) * Dhale Governorate (north) * Abyan Governorate (east) * Aden Governorate (south) Districts Lahij Governorate is divided into the following 15 ...

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, and

Al Mahrah Governorate Al Mahrah ( '), or simply Mahra, is a governorate ('' muhafazah'') of Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Situated in the area of the former Mahra Sultanate, its capital is Al Ghaydah. It has international borders with Oman. ...

. Al-Zoubaidi became a member of the

and President of the Southern Transitional Council. On 29 January 2018, in the Battle of Aden, al-Zoubaidi announced a state of emergency in Aden and that "the STC has begun the process of overthrowing Hadi’s rule over the South". In April 2020, the STC announced self-rule in southern Yemen.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zoubaidi, Aidarus Living people Governors of Aden Yemeni military personnel of the Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Vice presidents of Yemen People from Dhale Governorate 1967 births Members of the Presidential Leadership Council 21st-century Yemeni politicians

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