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Mansour Hadi was chosen as a president for a two-year transitional period on [[2012 Yemeni presidential election|February 21]] by Yemen's political factions, in an election where he was the sole consensus candidate, although the election was boycotted by Houthis in the north and [[Southern Movement|Southern Secessionists]] in the south of the country. Hadi's mandate was extended for another year in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-assassination/yemeni-presidents-term-extended-shiite-muslim-leader-killed-idUSBREA0K13420140121|title=Yemeni president's term extended, Shi'ite Muslim leader killed|date=21 January 2014|via=Reuters}}</ref> According to pro-Houthi media outlet SABA, Hadi remained in power after the expiration of his mandate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabanews.net/en/news387412.htm|title=Saba Net - Yemen news agency|website=www.sabanews.net}}</ref>
On 22 January 2015, he was forced to resign by the [[Houthis]] in the midst of mass protest against his decision to raise the fuel subsidies and due to dissatisfaction with the outcome of the 2011 Revolution. Subsequently, the Houthis and the supporters of Saleh seized the presidential palace and placed Hadi under house arrest. The Houthis named a [[Revolutionary Committee (Yemen)|Revolutionary Committee]] to assume the powers of the presidency, as well as the [[General People's Congress (Yemen)|General People's Congress]], Hadi's own political party.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.yementimes.com/en/1863/news/4928/President-or-fugitive-Houthis-reject-Hadi%E2%80%99s-letter-to-Parliament.htm|agency=Yemen Times|title=PRESIDENT OR FUGITIVE? HOUTHIS REJECT HADI'S LETTER TO PARLIAMENT|first=Ali Ibrahim|last=Al-Moshki|date=25 February 2015|access-date=26 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224051459/http://www.yementimes.com/en/1863/news/4928/President-or-fugitive-Houthis-reject-Hadi%E2%80%99s-letter-to-Parliament.htm|archive-date=24 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> A month later, Hadi escaped to his hometown of [[Aden]], rescinded his resignation, and denounced the [[Houthi takeover in Yemen|Houthi takeover]]. He arrived in [[Riyadh]] the next day, as a coalition of countries led by Saudi Arabia [[2015 military intervention in Yemen|intervened]] in support of his government.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/26/hadi-saudi-riyadh_n_6948558.html|agency=Huffington Post|title=Saudi Arabia: Yemen's President Hadi Arrives in Saudi Capital Riyadh|date=26 March 2015|access-date=26 March 2015}}</ref> He returned to Aden in September 2015, as Saudi-backed government forces recaptured the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14704951|agency = BBC World News|title = Yemen profile: timeline|date = 24 September 2015|access-date = 4 October 2015}}</ref> In late 2017, he was reportedly residing in Riyadh under [[house arrest]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Yemeni President Hadi 'under house arrest' in Riyadh|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/yemen-president-hadi-house-arrest-riyadh-171107082638642.html|access-date=30 January 2018|work=Al-Jazeera|date=7 November 2017}}</ref> On 2 January 2020, the Specialised Criminal Court under Houthi control in [[Sanaa]], sentenced Hadi and his prime minister [[Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed]] to death in absentia, after the two were convicted of "high [[treason]], abuse of government estates and looting the country's treasury."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://1buv.com/yemen-court-sentences-hadi-to-death-over-treason-middle-east-monitor/|title=Yemen court sentences Hadi to death over treason – Middle East Monitor|access-date=2 January 2020|website=1BUV}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
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