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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 ...
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.
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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Houthis الحوثيون The Sarkha, translated as' God is the Greatest, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse be upon the Jews, Victory to Islam,' is the main political slogan of the Houthi movement. Also known as Ansar Allah Leaders Abdul-Malik al-Houthi (since 2004) Hussein al-Houthi ...
The Houthis took control of much of northern Yemen by mid-2014. After President Hadi announced an unpopular cut to fuel subsidies, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi called for demonstrations. In September 2014, the protests gave way to full-blown fighting between Houthi militants and army forces loyal to General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar in the capital city of ...
Zaydi Muslims loyal to Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, a powerful tribal leader from the northern Saada Governorate, participated in the Yemeni Revolution in 2011 and 2012. However, the Houthis also clashed with Islamists from Yemen's Islah party, with sporadic and sometimes intense fighting in the northern village of Dammaj, as well as several neighboring governorates.
[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.