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Zaydi Shia
The Zaydi branch of Shia Islam follows Zayd ibn Ali (695–740 AD), the grandson of Hussein, as the legitimate successor after Ali ibn Hussein (the 4th Imam). The Zaydis differ from Twelver Shia in several important ways: they do not believe in a hidden/occulted imam; any qualified descendant of Ali and Fatima can become imam by actively claiming leadership and rising in revolt; the imam does not need supernatural knowledge. Zaydi theology is closest to mainstream Sunni theology among the Shia branches — some Zaydi scholars followed the Mutazilite theological school and Hanafi jurisprudence. The Zaydi imamate ruled Yemen for over a thousand years. The Houthi movement in Yemen (formally Ansar Allah, which has controlled northwestern Yemen since 2014) is Zaydi. There are approximately 10–15 million Zaydis globally, almost all in Yemen.