Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi | |
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عبد الملك الحوثي | |
Al-Houthi in 2024 | |
| 2nd Leader of the Houthis | |
| Assumed office 10 September 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Hussein al-Houthi |
| Chief of Staff of Yemeni Armed Forces disputed by Sagheer Hamoud Aziz (Presidential Leadership Council) | |
| Assumed office 18 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Houthi takeover in Yemen Abdullah Salem Ali al-Nakha'ai as Chief of Staff of Yemeni Armed Forces |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi 22 May 1979 Saada Governorate, North Yemen |
| Relations | Houthi family |
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| Relatives | Hussein al-Houthi (brother) Yahia al-Houthi (brother) Mohammed al-Houthi (cousin) |
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| Tribe | Houthi |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Houthis |
| Years of service | 2004–present |
| Rank | Commander |
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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 brothers, Yahia and Abdul-Karim are also leaders of the group, as were his late brothers Hussein, Ibrahim, and Abdulkhaliq. 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.