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Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari
Yemeni military officer (born c. 1980s) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari (Arabic: محمد عبد الكريم الغماري) is the Chief of the General Staff of the Houthi-led faction of the Yemeni Armed Forces, holding the rank of Major General.[1][2][3]
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Background
Born around 1979–1984 in Izla Dhaen, Wahha District, Hajjah Governorate, Yemen. He studied at the Hussain Badr al‑Din al‑Houthi Institute circa 2003.[4]
Career
He rose through the Houthi ranks since the early 2000s, trained by Hezbollah and Iran’s IRGC in Syria and Lebanon, and is credited with establishing Houthi suicide units and military camps.[5][6] In 2007 he oversaw training in Hajjah, and by 2016 he was appointed Houthi Chief of Staff.[2]
Military role
Al‑Ghamari coordinates military campaigns, including cross-border missile/drone strikes in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and more recently at Israel. He led offensives in Marib province (2021–22), which threatened nearly a million internally displaced people.[7]
Sanctions & international status
Sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury in May 2021 as a Specially Designated National (SDN) for coordinating offensive operations.[2][5] Added to UN Security Council’s sanctions list in November 2021 for threatening Yemeni peace and stability and cross-border aggression.[2][7]
Attempted assassination
On 14 June, the IDF stated that it had targeted al-Ghamari.[8] An Israeli official later stated that he had been wounded in the attack, though this was denied by the Houthis.[9] Some Israeli media reports had initially claimed that al-Ghamari was targeted while he was meeting other Houthi leaders, however the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation later stated that he was at a khat-chewing party.[10]
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