Abdul-Malik al-Houthi

Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
(Abu Jibril)
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi; (Abu Jibril)
عبدالملك بدرالدين الحوثي
Leader of the Houthi movement
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 September 2004
Preceded by	Hussein al-Houthi
Personal details
Born	Abdul-Malik al-Houthi; 22 May 1979; Saada Governorate, North Yemen
Relations	Houthi family
Parent	Badreddin al-Houthi (father);
Relatives	Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi (brother); Yahia al-Houthi (brother); Mohammed al-Houthi (cousin)
Profession	Politician; Religious Leader; Tribal chieftain;
Religion	Shia Islam
Tribe	Houthi
Military service
Allegiance	Yemen
Branch/service	Houthis
Years of service	2004–present
Rank	Commander
Battles/wars	Houthi insurgency; Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen; ; Israel–Hamas war Red Sea crisis; 2024 missile strikes in Yemen; ;

Abdul-Malik Badruldeen al-Houthi (Arabic: عبد الملك بدر الدين الحوثي, romanized: ʻAbd al-Malik Badr al-Dīn al-Ḥūthī; born 22 May 1979), also known as Abu Jibril, is a Yemeni politician and religious leader who serves as the leader of the Houthi movement, a revolutionary movement principally made up of Zaidi Muslims. 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.

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