| Supreme Revolutionary Committee | |
|---|---|
| اللجنة الثورية (Arabic) | |
 Seal of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee | |
| Overview | |
| Established | 6 February 2015 |
| Dissolved | 15 August 2016 (partial power handover) |
| Polity | Houthi Yemen |
| Headquarters | Sanaa |
TheSupreme Revolutionary Committee (Arabic:اللجنة الثورية,romanized: al-Lajnah al-Thawrīyah), also referred to as theRevolutionary Council or as theRevolutionary Committee,[1][2][3] was aninterim body inYemen formed by theHouthis. In their 6 February 2015 "constitutional declaration" after seizing control of theYemeni capital, and the failure of Thursday talks between the Houthis and Yemen's many political parties that were aimed at forming a government to replaceHadi and his cabinet,[3] the group declared the committee would act as Yemen's interim authority.
The committee was given the task of forming a new 551-seat parliament, which would then select a five-member presidential council to rule the country for two years.[4][3] The president of the committee wasMohammed Ali al-Houthi.[2] On 15 August 2016, the Supreme Revolutionary Committee partially handed power to theSupreme Political Council.[5]
The legitimacy of the committee was rejected by several Yemeni opposition groups, including the Houthis'Sunni rivals in theIslah Party and the separatistSouthern Movement, as well as theUnited Nations,United States, andGulf Cooperation Council.[6]
