Shocking Report: How Yemen’s Muslim Brotherhood Managed to Secure Monthly Allowances for Their Wealthy Leaders

Reliable sources told Al-Umanaa newspaper about a new financial scandal shaking the internationally recognized government, centered around Hamid Al-Ahmar, a prominent fugitive leader of the Al-Islah Party — the Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood — known as a millionaire owning telecommunications companies and major banks.

According to the sources, Al-Ahmar has been receiving a monthly allowance of 7,000 US dollars, transferred to his name regularly by the legitimate government from 2016 until now.

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This revelation confirms what observers describe as a “major failure in public fund management,” as such large sums continue to be paid to one of the wealthiest individuals in the country, in an apparent attempt to extract as much undeserved public money as possible.

The same sources indicate that Al-Ahmar is not the only beneficiary. Several members of Parliament who reside in, and even attend sessions in, the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa also receive monthly allowances from the legitimate government.

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Among these beneficiaries are high-profile lawmakers such as Hamir bin Abdallah bin Hussein Al-Ahmar and Muslim Brotherhood–affiliated figure Mansour Al-Zandani, who have been continuously receiving these allowances since 2016 despite being located in areas controlled by the opposing side.

Observers argue that these revelations highlight the ongoing misuse of public funds for the benefit of figures connected to the Al-Islah Party, the Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, representing a waste of resources that should have been allocated to serving citizens.

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