Mohammed al-Houthi

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  1. Arabic: محمد الحوثي, romanized: Muḥammad al-Ḥūthī

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Mohammed al-Houthi
محمد الحوثي
Muhammad Ali Al Houthi (cropped).png
Senior Member Supreme Political Council
Assumed office
15 October 2020
Political offices
Preceded byas President of Yemen President of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen
2015–2016
Succeeded byas President of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen