Mohammed al-Houthi
Mohammed al-Houthi | |
|---|---|
محمد الحوثي | |
| Senior Member Supreme Political Council | |
| Assumed office 15 October 2020 | |
| President | Mahdi al-Mashat |
| Prime Minister | Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour |
| President of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen* | |
| In office 6 February 2015 – 15 August 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Talal Aklan (Acting) |
| Deputy | Naef Ahmed al-Qanis |
| Preceded by | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Succeeded by | Saleh Ali al-Sammad |
| President of the Revolutionary Committee of Yemen* | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Talal Aklan (Acting) |
| Deputy | Naef Ahmed al-Qanis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 (age 45–46) Saada, North Yemen |
| Relations | Abdul-Malik al-Houthi Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi Yahia al-Houthi (Cousins) Badreddin al-Houthi (Uncle) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Houthi movement |
| Battles/wars | Houthi insurgency in Yemen Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) |
| *Houthi's term has been disputed by Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and Rashad al-Alimi. | |
Mohammed al-Houthi (born 1979) is a Yemeni politician who was the former President of the Revolutionary Committee or Revolutionary Council, a body formed by Houthi militants and the de facto President of Yemen. He is one of the military field commanders who led the group's seizure of the Yemeni capital Sana’a in September 2014, and eventually became the de facto leader of Yemen after the Houthi takeover of the Yemeni government in 2015. He is a cousin of Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi, the group's leader.
According to the 6 February 2015 statement by a Houthi representative, the Revolutionary Committee is in charge of governing Yemen and forming a new parliament, which will then appoint a five-member presidential council. However, other reports indicated the committee itself would serve as the presidential council.
Al-Houthi has been described as a "former political prisoner".