A/HRC/39/43 (4) De facto authorities Serial Name 1 Abdulmalik Leader of the Bader Aldain al- revolution Houthi 2 Mohammed Ali Abdulkarim alHouthi President of Supreme Revolutionary Committee42 3 Mahdi alMashat43 President of supreme political council 4 Major General Yahya Mohammed alShami Assistant of Supreme Commander Sana’a 5 Abdulkarim Ammer Aldain al-Houthi Chairman of Executive committee Sana’a 6 Major General Mohammed Nasser al-Atifi Minister of Defence Sana’a 7 Major General Mohammed Abdulkarim alGhumari Chief of General Staff Sana’a 8 Major General Chief of military Abdullah Yahya Intelligence al-Hakim (Abu Ali al-Hakem) Sana’a Brigadier General Amer Ali al-Marani 9 42 43 44 45 26 Position Location Remarks Political, no military rank Sana’a Military, no rank Political, no military rank Military, no rank Military Intelligence Major General General Reserve Mehdi Mqulah44 Forces45 Sana’a Colonel Mohamed alShu’aibi 1st Presidential Protection Brigade Sana’a Colonel Mohamed alJabri 2nd Presidential Protection Brigade Sana’a 11 December 2016 Also commanding popular committees which are functioning in three ways: integrated within military and security forces, working in parallel with military and security forces, and working separately and unilaterally. Replaced Saleh Ali al-Sammad who was killed in April 2018. Replaced Major General Ali bin Ali al-Jayefi who was killed in the Al-Kubra Hall attack in October 2016. Combat Strength of General Reserve Force consists of Presidential Protection Brigades, Special Operations Command and Missile Brigades Group.