Sana'a (Debriefer) - A Houthi senior leader and advisor to the group's Supreme Political Council died on Monday of coronavirus infection in Sana'a City.
After fighting illness for nearly 6 weeks, General Yahiya Shami at hospital where his wife and son Zachariah received medication and died of the pandemic some one month ago, a source with links to the family told Debriefer.
In November 2017, was placed 11th in the kill list along with other 39 Houthi senior leaders wanted by the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen.
The general's death comes three days after his wife and son (former minister of transport) were buried.
No immediate statement has officially been released by the Houthi group on Shami death.
Since last March, Covid-19 has claimed the lives of some Houthi senior officials, including Sultan Zabin and Hussein Zaid Bin Yahiya, while others still undergoing strict medical measures due to the novel virus.
As the case for coronavirus toll in areas under its control, the Houthi group hidden the causes behind the death of its leaders.
