Abdul-Malik al-Houthi

Who is Abdul-Malik al-Houthi?

Sheikh Sayyid Abdul-Malik al-Houthi is a leader of the insurgency by Zaidi rebels. His brothers Yahia Badreddin al-Houthi and Abdul-Karim Al-Houthi are also leaders of the insurgency, as was his late brother Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi.

Abduk-Malik was claimed to have been heavily injured during an air raid in December 2009, a claim denied by a Houthi spokesmen. On 26 December 2009, it was claimed that Abdul-Malik has been killed after 2 days from a heavy air strike from the Royal Saudi Air Force. However, the claim was refuted by the Houthis which then released video evidence proving he was alive.