(P.T.O.C) platform for tracking organized crimes and money laundering in Yemen obtained information and documents regarding the establishment by the pro-Iranian Houthi militia of new secret entities, companies, and financial groups affiliated with the so-called office of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and managed by the "Security and Intelligence Service", with the aim of money laundering, controlling the joints of the national economy, circumventing and evading the repercussions of classifying the Houthis as a terrorist group, and escaping the sanctions imposed by the Security Council, the United States of America, and Britain on their leaders.

Houthi companies are concentrated in various sectors, especially land and real estate, medicines, agricultural supplies, cigarettes, food, maritime and land transportation, exchange, and financial institutions.
These companies are managed by officials affiliated with the "Security and Intelligence Service" who were appointed by the Houthis in various government and private companies to gain the necessary experience and then establish new companies, to launder millions of dollars and billions of riyals collected from tax and customs revenues, revenues from oil derivatives and domestic gas, state lands and real estate, endowment funds, central and local budget allocations, and special funds.

On January 17, the US State Department announced that the Houthi group is a specially designated terrorist group, and this designation came into effect on February 16.

The decision came after the Houthis launched unprecedented attacks on international ships passing through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since last November, as well as on military forces stationed in the region to defend the security and safety of commercial shipping.

The United States also imposed measures (sanctions) against a number of Houthi officials for supporting the reckless and unlawful attacks launched by the armed group on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

List of new Houthi company officials:

1- Mohammed Abbas Qasim Amer (Abu Khalil):

The agent of the Security and Intelligence Service and the main supervisor of the money laundering process and the economic sector of the Houthis, and is responsible for managing a complex financial and economic system to finance the intelligence side linked to Iran. He is also one of the most important Houthi security and intelligence elements controlling the secret economic situation of the group, in addition to Abdul Malik al-Houthi's relative, Abdul Ilah al-Hamran, and the latter will issue a (special file) about him soon.

2- Hassan al-Kahlani (Abu Shahid):

The agent of the external sector of the Security and Intelligence Service, and holds the position of second agent in the Houthi Security and Intelligence Service, and also undertakes repressive security and economic tasks against commercial and political figures.

3- Mohammed Ahmed Al-Talibi (Abu Jaafar Al-Talibi):

Assistant Minister of Defense for Logistics Support Affairs and Director of the Procurement Department at the Ministry of Defense, who is responsible for purchasing, storing and transporting weapons within the Houthi group. It is noteworthy that he belongs to a family close to Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi, and most members of this family hold sensitive positions in the field of money laundering and money laundering across more than one sector, including Abdullah Hussein Al-Talibi, with whom Mu'ayyad Al-Mu'ayyad, the brother of the Houthi leader in London, Ahmed Al-Mu'ayyad, works.

4- Khaled Mohammed Khalil:

Head of the Economic Department of the Houthi Security and Intelligence Service, who is responsible for collecting money and taxes from exchange companies and commercial companies operating in Yemen in general. He has committed heinous violations against merchants, businessmen and money changers who refused to launder Houthi money, and the Houthi group has brought him to the forefront due to his specialization in the financial sector of the National Security Service previously.

5- Abdullah Al-Mutamayiz (Abu Qasim):

He is in charge of the financial procurement department of the Houthi security and intelligence apparatus, and is linked to a wide and complex financial network based on purchasing real estate assets and expensive properties for the leaders of the Houthi group, and he is supported in this task by the Houthi leader (Abdul Malik Muhammad Atef). It is worth noting that Al-Mutamayiz was recently referred for investigation in corruption cases related to Houthi leaders.

6- Abdullah Hussein Al-Houthi:

The eldest son of the founder of the Houthi movement (Hussein Al-Houthi), and he is in charge of secret missions to launder Houthi money, and his trips to Iran, the Sultanate of Oman and Greece are always frequent.

7- Abdul Malik Mohammed Saleh Atef:

A Houthi leader linked to the Houthi money laundering network through purchasing real estate and assets for Houthi leaders. He works in the Land Committee, which is famous for confiscating thousands of hectares of land belonging to citizens and opponents of the Houthi group, led by (Abu Haidar Jahhaf) who works in the military police. The leader (Abdul Malik Atef) is one of the officials of that committee, in addition to his connection to various institutions and interests, most notably the Yemeni Oil Company, which granted him several privileges in secret, including appointing one of his sons (Ali Abdul Malik) to the work and tasks of the oil company to trade with it. Abdul Malik is known for his connection to Houthi money laundering and money laundering operations through the (Al-Rawda) Exchange Company, which is part of the Iranian (Saeed Al-Jamal) network that supplies the Houthi group with Iranian money and weapons. (Abdul Malik Atef) uses a charitable organization called (Beit Al-Insaniya) to cover up his activities in money laundering and money laundering operations for the benefit of Houthi leaders, and to control relief shares from International organizations in coordination with the so-called "Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and International Cooperation" (SCMCHA).

8- Abdullah Al-Nuaimi:

He is responsible for money laundering and transferring it to and from Iran in addition to transferring logistical information. He works in the so-called Supreme Council for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in addition to his work in other positions within the government. The platform has exclusive details and videos documenting his visits to Iran during the recent period.

10- Zaid Ali Yahya Hassan Al-Sharafi:

One of the Houthi militia's merchants, and is considered one of its most important financial officials. He also supervises a number of investment companies affiliated with a number of first-tier leaders affiliated with the militia, the most important of which are the companies and investments of Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, a member of the "Supreme Political Council", as the latter's wife is Zaid Al-Sharafi's sister.

Al-Sharafi established a number of companies that work for the Houthi militia and are registered in the names of other people. These companies include:

"Yemen Kurd for Trade and Oil Services Company".
"Mister Oil for Trade and Import" Company, which was established in 2018 and works for the Houthi militia in the field of oil and gas services. The company worked for a period in the oil trade, and no activity was recorded for it during the recent period (it may have stopped working).
"Star Plus Pharmaceutical Industries" Company, which was established in 2020 as one of the Houthi militia companies, and its activity is not limited to medicines, but rather involves suspicious activities.

On December 6, 2022, the Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen, Ahmed Ahmed Ghaleb, issued a circular to all exchange companies and establishments in Yemen to freeze all accounts and ban commercial and financial transactions with 12 companies listed on the blacklists, including 3 companies owned by Zaid bin Ali Al-Sharafi. These companies include:

1. Sam Oil Company for Trade and Oil Services (Saddam bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Faqih and Zaid bin Ali bin Yahya Al-Sharafi).
2. Al-Zahraa Trading and Agencies Establishment (Nabil bin Abdullah bin Ali Al-Wazir).
3. Fuel Oil Company for Importing Petroleum Derivatives (Ismail bin Ibrahim Al-Wazir and Qusay bin Ibrahim Al-Wazir).
4. Salam Road Company for Trade and Import (Zaid bin Ali bin Yahya Al-Sharafi).
5. Abkar Oil Services Company (Abdullah bin Abkar Abdul Bari).
6. Al-Faqih International Company for Trade, Import and Oil Services Limited (Saddam bin Ahmed bin Mohammed).
7. Oil Company (Zaid bin Ali bin Yahya Al-Sharafi).
8. Abbott Trading Co. Ltd. (Ali Ahmed Daghsan).
9. Black Gold Co. (Ali Bin Nasser Qarsha).
10. Al Awadi Trading Group Co. (Zaid Zaid Al Awadi and Partners).
11. Al Hammadi Trading and Refrigeration Co. Ltd. (Ali Mohammed Makrad Al Hammadi).
12. Atlantic Oil for Importing Petroleum Derivatives (Ahmed Mohammed Saleh Al Baidani).

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