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Shafaq News – Sanaa (Updated at 18:06)
Yemen’s Houthi
movement (Ansarallah) confirmed on Thursday the death of its Chief of Staff,
Major General Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Ghamari, along with his 13-year-old son
and several bodyguards.
The Houthi statement
did not disclose details about the circumstances of al-Ghamari’s death and made
no direct accusation against Israel, despite earlier reports linking him to the
alleged attack.
A prominent figure
within the group, al-Ghamari served as the Houthis’ top field commander and a
close aide to leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi. He had held the position since
2016, following his promotion to major general.
رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة القائد الجهادي الكبير الشهيد الفريق الركن/ محمد عبد الكريم الغماري pic.twitter.com/tYzKMg25Li
— الإنتاج الفني – MMY (@CPU_MMY) October 16, 2025
According to the
group’s military media, the Supreme Political Council appointed Major General
Yusuf Hassan Ismail al-Madani as his successor under a decree issued by the
head of the Council.
تعيين اللواء الركن يوسف حسن المداني رئيسا لهيئة الأركان العامةالخميس، 24 ربيع الآخر 1447هـصدر قرار رئيس المجلس السياسي الأعلى رقم (25) لسنة 1447هـ نصت المادة الأولى منه بتعيين اللواء الركن يوسف حسن إسماعيل المداني رئيسا لهيئة الأركان العامة.ونصت المادة الثانية من القرار بأن…
— الإعلام الحربي اليمني (@MMY1444) October 16, 2025
The confirmation came
days after Israel’s public broadcaster reported that al-Ghamari had been
seriously wounded in an alleged Israeli strike targeting a secret meeting in
Sanaa.
Since October 2023,
the Houthis have launched multiple drone and missile attacks on Israel,
describing the operations as part of their campaign in support of Palestinians
in Gaza.
Who is al-Ghamari?
Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Ghamari was one of the most
prominent military leaders of Yemen’s Houthi movement (Ansarallah), widely
regarded as the group’s top military commander after leader Abdul Malik
al-Houthi.
A major general by rank, al-Ghamari served as Chief of Staff
of the armed forces affiliated with the Houthis and was considered the main
liaison between the group and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
particularly in matters of field coordination and military support.
Born in the Daa’an area of Washhah district in Yemen’s
Hajjah province, al-Ghamari joined the Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi Institute
in 2003, where he received religious and ideological training. In 2012, he
traveled to Lebanon for advanced courses provided by Hezbollah, and later to
Iran for specialized training in ballistic missile systems and combat tactics.
He rose through the ranks of the Houthi structure, serving
successively as the group’s military supervisor in Hajjah, field commander in
Hodeidah, and security official in Sanaa. In December 2016, al-Ghamari was
appointed Chief of Staff in the unrecognized “National Salvation Government,”
overseeing planning and coordination of the group’s military operations,
including cross-border attacks.
Since late 2023, his name has been associated with Houthi
naval and drone operations targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea and with
attacks on Israel. The US Treasury Department sanctioned him in May 2021 for
actions “threatening Yemen’s security and stability,” and the United Nations
added him later that year to its sanctions list under Security Council
Resolutions 2140 and 2216.
In June 2024, US media reported that Israel had attempted to
assassinate al-Ghamari by bombing a meeting of the Houthi Supreme Military
Council in Sanaa. Yemeni sources at the time said the target of that strike was
al-Ghamari himself.
