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Al-Houthi was born in Saada Governorate, Yemen Arab Republic, into the Houthi tribe on 22 May 1979. [2] [3] He is a Zaydi Shia Muslim.His father, Badreddin al-Houthi, was a religious scholar of Yemen's minority Zaydi sect. Abdul-Malik is the youngest among his eight brothers. [4]
Al-Houthi (Arabic: الحوثي) is the tribal surname of Houthi tribe and it is the surname of four brothers who have or are leading the Zaidi Shia insurgency in Yemen and whose followers are referred to as the Houthis. Abdul-Malik al-Houthi (born 1979) Badreddin al-Houthi (1926–2010) Hussein al-Houthi (1959–2004) Mohammed al-Houthi (born ...
Badreddin al-Houthi (Arabic: بدرالدين الحوثي; 3 November 1926 – 25 November 2010; also spelled Badr al-Din Al-Houthi) was a Yemeni politician and Zaidi Shia scholar. [7] [8] He was the father of the founder of the Houthi movement, Hussein al-Houthi, and the father of the organization's current leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.
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[citation needed] The situation deteriorated on 31 January 2010 after the Yemeni government turned down a truce offer by the Houthis. Made by Abdel-Malik al-Houthi, the offer was rejected because he demanded that the government end its military operations first. [76] Yemen continued with the military offensive, killing 12 Houthis in the process.
If the Israeli massacres continue, we will continue our operations," Abdul Malik al-Houthi said in a televised speech. "At any stage in which the aggression retreats from the agreement, we will be ...
From June to August 2004, Houthis battled with the Yemeni government under Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi. Hussein was killed in the insurgency by September. [ 4 ] His brother, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi took over command over the insurgents, and leads them today.
On December 22, Hadi official claimed that Yusuf al-Madani, Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi's brother in law, and Houthi general of Fifth military region, was killed. Houthi official said that the claim was false, as they broadcast a video of Yusuf al-Madani, in which he claimed that he is alive, and that the one killed was Abu Jibril.