Muhammad Ali al-Khusi ( Arabic: محمد علي الحوثي ; born July 14, 1979 , YAR [1] ) - Yemeni statesman and politician, president of the Yemen Revolutionary Committee (from February 6, 2015 ), de facto president of the country [2] .
| Muhammad Ali Al-Khusi | |||||||
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| Arab. محمد علي الحوثي | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Yahya Ali al-Rai (as acting president) | ||||||
| Successor | Saleh al-Samad (as chairman of the military-industrial complex ) | ||||||
| Birth | July 14, 1979 (aged 40) YAR | ||||||
| Religion | Shiite Islam | ||||||
| Affiliation | Hussites | ||||||
| Battles | Armed conflict in Yemen (2014—2015) | ||||||
According to the published constitutional declaration of February 6, 2015 , the revolutionary committee is responsible for the formation of a new parliament, which should appoint a presidential council of five members [3] .
Content
Career
Muhammad Ali al-Khusi is the cousin of the Hussite leader Abdul-Malik al-Khusi . Like the whole family, it is part of the Hussite leadership.
Presidency
On February 5, 2015, the Hussites adopted a new “constitutional declaration”, in which, including Muhammad Ali al-Khusi, was appointed president of the Revolutionary Committee .
Al-Khusi delivered a speech at a meeting of the Revolutionary Committee on March 21 stating that Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi lost his legitimacy due to his resignation on February 21, 2015. He also criticized some foreign governments, accusing them of "gross interference" in the internal affairs of Yemen.
On August 15, 2016, he resigned, transferring the powers of the head of state to the Chairman of the Supreme Political Council Saleh al-Samad.
Injury Information
Al-Jazeera Channel reported that as a result of Saudi Arabian air strikes on Sana'a on March 25, 2015, Muhammad Ali al-Khusi was wounded. However, the information has not been verified.
Facts
- Muhammad Ali al-Khusi during the reign was one of the youngest leaders of the heads of state and government in the world.
- Muhammad Ali al-Khusi during the reign was the youngest leader in Yemen in a short time.