Ali Al Bukhaiti

Ali Nasser Qaid Al Bukhaiti (Arabic: علي ناصر قايد البخيتي; born 10 September 1976) is a Yemeni politician, journalist, and writer.

He wrote several political articles published on many sites,[3][4][5][6][7] and appeared on news channels such as BBC,[8] RT,[9] Al-Jazeera,[10] Al-Arabiya[11] and Al-Hurra.

[18] Al Bukhaiti was born in the village of Al-Malha, in Dhamar Governorate, Yemen, in 1976, and spent part of his childhood in Taiz.

[19] Al Bukhaiti became involved with the Houthis in 2008, when he was imprisoned by the Yemeni government for hosting a British-American journalist who was reporting on the group.

After the Arab Spring, he was appointed as a spokesman for a general forum of revolutionary forces, including the Houthis.

[19] Al Bukhaiti has said that he believes in a secular state in Yemen and civil rights, but lost faith that the Houthis would provide this after they took over Sanaa.