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Abdul-Malik al-Houthi

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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.

Infobox

Preceded by
Hussein al-Houthi
Born
Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi (1979-05-22) 22 May 1979 (age 46)Saada Governorate, North Yemen
Relations
Houthi family
Parent
mw- Badreddin al-Houthi (father)
Relatives
Hussein al-Houthi (brother)Yahia al-Houthi (brother)Mohammed al-Houthi (cousin)
Profession
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Tribe
Houthi
Allegiance
Houthis
Years of service
2004–present
Rank
Commander
Battles/wars
mw- li Houthi insurgency Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Gaza war Red Sea crisis 2024 missile strikes in Yemen

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Preceded byHussein al-Houthi
Leader of the Houthi Movement September 2004 – present
Succeeded by-

References

  1. Arabic: عبد الملك الحوثي, romanized: ʿAbd al-Malik al-Ḥūthī
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    https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/brother-of-houthis-top-leader-believed-dead-after-air-strike-1.765793
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    http://www.yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=1&SubID=1240
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    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-clashes-in-southern-yemen-rebels-leaders-brother-killed/
  9. The World Almanac of Islamism
    https://books.google.com/books?id=9OmjMIXfbD8C&q=Abdul-Malik+Badreddin+al-Houthi&pg=PA250
  10. Increasing reports over death of terrorist al-Houthi. Yemen News Agency. 27 December 2009.
    http://www.sabanews.net/en/news201672.htm
  11. "In a slip of the tongue…Abdul-Malik al-Houthi confirmed dead"
    https://archive.today/20130210130252/http://www.yobserver.com/front-page/10017828.html
  12. Reuters
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    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-houthis-idUSKBN0KV0HT20150122
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    https://www.criticalthreats.org/yemen/moarefian-mohsen-rezaei-writes-letter-to-abdul-malik-al-houthi-march-30-2015
  17. "Coalition Raids Pound Houthi Targets Sanaa Saada"
    http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/5/9/coalition-raids-pound-houthi-targets-in-sanaa-and-saada.html
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    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/10/dozens-of-saudi-military-cadets-trained-in-uk-since-yemen-intervention
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    https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-enter-mideast-fray-hardening-spillover-fears-2023-10-31/
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    https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-israel-hamas-war-yemen-houthis-363471853927
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    https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/02/16/2021-03192/revocation-of-the-designations-of-ansarallah-abdul-malik-al-houthi-abd-al-khaliq-badr-al-din
  28. Al Arabiya
    https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/05/16/israel-says-it-severely-damaged-yemeni-ports-vows-to-kill-houthi-leader-
  29. Al Jazeera
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/16/israel-vows-to-kill-houthi-leader-after-striking-yemeni-ports
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