Abdul-Malik al-Houthi

Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi (born 22 May 1979) is a Yemeni politician and religious leader who is the second leader of the Houthis (Ansar Allah), an organization principally made up of Zaydi Shia Muslims, since 2004. His late brother Hussein was the founder of the group, whose leadership he succeeded after the latter's death in battle. His other brothers Ibrahim (deceased), Abdulkhaliq (deceased), Yahia and Abdul-Karim were or are also leaders of the group. Abdul-Malik al-Houthi is the leading figure in the Yemeni civil war which started with the Houthi takeover in Yemen in the Saada Governorate in northern Yemen.