Yahia al-Houthi

Yahia Badreddin al-Houthi (Arabic: يحيى بدر الدين الحوثي; born 1961) is a Yemeni political leader and brother of current Houthi leader Abdul-Malik, late Houthi leader Hussein, Muhammad, Ibrahim,^[2] Abdulkhalik,^[3] and Abdul-Karim.

Yahia al-Houthi
Minister of Education Disputed
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 November 2016
President	Saleh Ali al-Sammad Mahdi al-Mashat
Prime Minister	Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 62–63) Ar Ruways, Saada Governorate, North Yemen[1]
Relations	Abdul-Malik al-Houthi Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi (brothers) Badreddin al-Houthi (father) Mohammed al-Houthi (cousin)
Military service
Allegiance	Houthis
Battles/wars	Houthi insurgency

al-Houthi cosigned a letter to the Yemeni government with Abdullah al-Ruzami, the rebels' military leader, in May 2005 offering an end to the uprising if the government would send emissaries or ended the military campaign against the rebels. "But if injustice continues with killing, destroying, and imprisonment... then the trouble will not be solved, but will become more complicated and the gap will become even wider."^[4] He was a Yemeni lawmaker but was forced to flee to Germany after the Yemeni government lifted his parliamentary immunity to try him for his involvement in the Houthi rebellion. He was then tried in absentia.^[5] On 5 February 2010, he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.^[6] He remained in Germany until he returned to Yemen in 2013.^[7]

When the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (SCMCHA) proposed a 2 percent tax on humanitarian aid, al-Houthi spoke out against SCMHCA chairman Ahmed Hamid, calling him and the organization "illegitimate" and criticizing how they handle international aid.^[8]

References

1. "Profile of Yahia Al-Houthi". Retrieved 14 May 2020.
2. "Clashes in southern Yemen; rebels leader's brother killed". Globe and Mail. Associated Press. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
3. "Brother of Houthis' top leader believed dead after air strike". The National (Abu Dhabi). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
4. Rebellion continues Archived 19 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine Al-Ahram Weekly
5. "Photo from Reuters Pictures". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
6. "Yemen convicts brother of Houthi rebel leader". Reuters. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
7. "Yahia Badreddin Leading Yemeni Houthi Coup from Germany's Berlin". Retrieved 30 January 2023.
8. "Row over humanitarian aid cracks open divisions in Yemen's Houthis". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 25 February 2020.