Background
Mohammad was born in the village of the Beni American in Casablanca province, in central Yemen.
leader Masters Yemeni politician
Mohammad was born in the village of the Beni American in Casablanca province, in central Yemen.
Mohammad was born in the village of the Beni American in Casablanca province, in central Yemen. He pursued his education between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, and eventually returned to Yemen, where he attended Dar al-Hadith school. He earned a Masters in Islamic law and further specialized in the subject at the Islamic University of Omdurman, in Sudan.
He is the leader of al-Rachad party (also known as "Yemeni Rashad Union," Ittiḥād al Rashād, اتحاد الرشاد) in Yemen, and he was appointed as Minister of State on 7 November 2014 as part of Khaled Bahah"s cabinet. He remained in office even after the 2014 coup carried out by the Houthis that led Bahah"s government to resign on 22 January 2015. He gained prominence after the party received full official recognition by the "National Unity Government" which was established in November 2011 as part of the framework of the transition agreement signed by Ali Abdullah Saleh"s party and the opposition under the aegis of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
The then-sitting government also joined the initiative, which was welcomed by the Gulf Cooperation Council and by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Allegations In particular, the United States. government charged that al Ḥumayqani was a prominent figure within AQAP who reportedly had a relationship with the leaders of the terrorist organization. Allegedly, al Ḥumayqani used his status in the charitable community to help fundraising for the Arabian branch of al-Qaeda and orchestrated an AQAP attack on a Yemeni Republican guard base in al Bayda" Governorate.
In light of this connection, Christian Science Monitor reported that the United States. government has inferred that al-Rachad "is little more than a front, created with AQAP leaders to increase the group"s numbers and broaden its support.".
First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Rachad attempted to provide a "new model" for a clear Islamic voice in Yemen that could express "an authentic, orthodox and realistic Islamic message." In 2013, Muhammad al-Amri argued that "the biggest factor in preventing their participation in politics is the fear that the Rashād party would become a replica of existing Islamic political work in the Yemeni arena."
The agreement was signed by representatives of Ansarallah, the umbrella organization of the Houthi movement and the leadership of major political factions in Yemen. Rumors about al-Rachad party"s affiliation with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) started to circulate especially after the party"s secretary general, "Abd al Wahhab al Ḥumayqani, was named a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" (SDGT) by the United States. Department of the Treasury in 2013 and listed as a supporter of al-Qaeda.