Yahia al-Houthi
Yahia al-Houthi | |
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Minister of Education Disputed | |
Assumed office 28 November 2016 | |
President | Saleh Ali al-Sammad Mahdi al-Mashat |
Prime Minister | Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Ar Ruways, |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Houthis |
Battles/wars | Houthi insurgency |
Yahia Badreddin al-Houthi (
and Abdul-Karim.al-Houthi cosigned a letter to the Yemeni government with
Houthi rebellion. He was then tried in absentia.[5] On 5 February 2010, he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.[6] He remained in Germany until he returned to Yemen in 2013.[7]
When the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (SCMCHA) proposed a 2 percent tax on humanitarian aid, al-Houthi spoke out against SCMHCA chairman Ahmed Hamid, calling him and the organization "illegitimate" and criticizing how they handle international aid.[8]
References
- ^ "Profile of Yahia Al-Houthi". Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- Globe and Mail. Associated Press. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Brother of Houthis' top leader believed dead after air strike". The National (Abu Dhabi). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Rebellion continues Archived 19 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine Al-Ahram Weekly
- ^ "Photo from Reuters Pictures". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
- ^ "Yemen convicts brother of Houthi rebel leader". Reuters. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Yahia Badreddin Leading Yemeni Houthi Coup from Germany's Berlin". Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Row over humanitarian aid cracks open divisions in Yemen's Houthis". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 25 February 2020.