Hadi was the internationally recognised president of Yemen who led a fractured government mostly from exile. Hadi fled to Saudi Arabia in 2015 when war erupted between the Iran-backed Houthis, who had forced the Saudi-backed government from the capital Sanaa. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Hadi was the internationally recognised president of Yemen who led a fractured government mostly from exile.S1

• Hadi fled to Saudi Arabia in 2015 when war erupted between the Iran-backed Houthis, who had forced the Saudi-backed government from the capital Sanaa.S2