Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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leader of the Zaidi revolution movement Ansar Allah
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Place of Birth: Yemen
About Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi
- Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi (Arabic: ??? ????? ??? ????? ???????) is a leader of the Zaidi revolution movement Ansar Allah (Houthis).
- His brothers Yahia Badreddin al-Houthi and Abdul-Karim Badreddin Al-Houthi are also leaders of the group, as was his late brother Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi.
- Abdul-Malik Houthi is the leading figure in a revolution starting in the Sa'dah province in northern Yemen, which has been continuing from 2004 to the present day.
- The uprising has been called the Houthi Rebellion due to his leadership.
- The Zaidi community comprises around half of the population of Yemen, concentrated in the north.
- In traditional Zaidi religious belief, if there is no clear leader for the Zaidi community, an Imam/Caliph can emerge through armed struggle.
- Yemen was formerly ruled by a Zaidi Imamah/Caliphate, which ended in 1962.
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