Badreddin al-Houthi (3 November 1926 – 25 November 2010) was a Yemeni cleric and politician. A Zaydi Shia, he was one of the founders of the Party of Truth in Yemen and the spiritual leader of the Houthis.
He was also the father of the founder of the Houthi movement, Hussein al-Houthi, and the father of the organization's current leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi.
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Biography
He was born in Dahyan, Saada. He is one of the founders of the Party of Truth in Yemen and the spiritual leader of the Houthi movement. Upon the death of his son Hussein in 2004, he briefly took over the leadership of the Houthi movement.
In 2010, he died at the age of 84 as a result of complications related to asthma.
Personal life
Badreddin al-Houthi had around 7 known sons, namely Hussein, Abdul Malik, Yahia, Muhammad, Ibrahim, Abdul Khaliq and Abdul Karim.