Mahdi al-Mashat | |
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مهدي المشاط | |
Chairman of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen | |
Assumed office 25 April 2018 Disputed by Rashad al-Alimi (Presidential Leadership Council) | |
Prime Minister | Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour Ahmad al-Rahawi |
Deputy | Qassem Labozah Sadeq Amin Abu Rass |
Preceded by | Saleh Ali al-Sammad |
Personal details | |
Born | 1986 Ould Nouar, Saada Governorate, North Yemen |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Houthi movement |
Rank | Field marshal[1] |
Battles/wars | Houthi insurgency in Yemen Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) |
Mahdi al-Mashat (Arabic: مهدي المشاط, romanized: Mahdī al-Mashāṭ; born 1986) is a Yemeni politician who has served as the chairman of the Supreme Political Council and a military leader from the Houthi movement.[2]