Supreme Revolutionary Committee

The Supreme Revolutionary Committee (Arabic: اللجنة الثورية, romanized: al-Lajnah al-Thawrīyah), also referred to as the Revolutionary Council or as the Revolutionary Committee,^[1][2][3] was an interim body in Yemen formed by the Houthis. In their 6 February 2015 "constitutional declaration" after seizing control of the Yemeni capital, and the failure of Thursday talks between the Houthis and Yemen's many political parties that were aimed at forming a government to replace Hadi and his cabinet,^[3] the group declared the committee would act as Yemen's interim authority.

Supreme Revolutionary Committee
اللجنة الثورية (Arabic)
Seal of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee
Overview
Established	6 February 2015
Dissolved	15 August 2016 (partial power handover)
Polity	Houthi Yemen
Headquarters	Sanaa

The committee was given the task of forming a new 551-seat parliament, which would then select a five-member presidential council to rule the country for two years.^[4][3] The president of the committee was Mohammed Ali al-Houthi.^[2] On 15 August 2016, the Supreme Revolutionary Committee partially handed power to the Supreme Political Council.^[5]

International reactions

The legitimacy of the committee was rejected by several Yemeni opposition groups, including the Houthis' Sunni rivals in the Islah Party and the separatist Southern Movement, as well as the United Nations, United States, and Gulf Cooperation Council.^[6]