Yahia al-Houthi

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Yahia al-Houthi
Minister of Education
Disputed
Assumed office
28 November 2016
PresidentSaleh Ali al-Sammad
Mahdi al-Mashat
Prime MinisterAbdel-Aziz bin Habtour
Personal details
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Ar Ruways,
Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi (brothers)
Badreddin al-Houthi (father)
Mohammed al-Houthi (cousin)
Military service
Allegiance Houthis
Battles/warsHouthi insurgency

Yahia Badreddin al-Houthi (

Hussein, Muhammad, Ibrahim,[2] Abdulkhalik,[3]
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

  1. ^ "Profile of Yahia Al-Houthi". Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. Globe and Mail. Associated Press
    . 9 August 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Brother of Houthis' top leader believed dead after air strike". The National (Abu Dhabi). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ Rebellion continues Archived 19 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine Al-Ahram Weekly
  5. ^ "Photo from Reuters Pictures". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Yemen convicts brother of Houthi rebel leader". Reuters. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Yahia Badreddin Leading Yemeni Houthi Coup from Germany's Berlin". Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Row over humanitarian aid cracks open divisions in Yemen's Houthis". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 25 February 2020.