Hussein al-Houthi

Badr al-Din al-Huthi (; –2004) was a Yemeni political and religious leader.

 Ancestry and early life 
Badr al-Din was born in  in Dahyan, Saada. He belonged to the Arab tribe of Huth.

He studied under the prominent scholar Majd al-Din al-Mu'yyadi.

 Leadership of Zaydis 
In the 1970s–1980s, Badr al-Din gained scholarly reputation among the high-ranking clergy of Zaydi Shi'a in Yemen. (Salmoni, Loidolt, Wells 100).

Following the assassination of Husayn in September 2004, Badr al-Din briefly took over the leadership of the Houthi movement before transferring the office to his son Abd al-Malik.

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Category:1959 births
Category:2004 deaths
Category:Yemeni politicians
Category:Asian military people
Category:Assassinated people
Category:Islamic religious leaders